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Claim: Visuals of Turkish soldiers executing contractors for their shoddy work (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-03-23)
Evidence (2023-02-12): ANTAKYA, Turkey — Turkish justice officials targeted more than 130 people allegedly involved in shoddy and illegal construction methods as rescuers extricated more survivors, including a pregnant woman and two small children, six days after a pair of earthquakes collapsed thousands of buildings. [...] The detentions could help direct public anger toward builders and contractors, deflecting attention away from local and state officials who allowed the apparently sub-standard constructions to go ahead. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government, already burdened by an economic downturn and high inflation, faces parliamentary and presidential elections in May.
Claim: Trump: “ Who do you like the most?”. Kid: “Modi” (FACEBOOK POST, 2018-11-07)
Evidence (2018-11-07): If one searches with the key word ‘Trump with Little Kid’ on YouTube, a video published by Fox10 news channel can be seen. The video that is going viral on Facebook is the same video, but the audio has been modified. In the original video, Trump can be seen asking the Kid if he wants to go back to his parents or stay with Trump to which the Kid answers Trump. Hence the video that is being shared on Facebook is not the original one, but the one with modified audio.
Claim: Trump: “ Who do you like the most?”. Kid: “Modi” (FACEBOOK POST, 2018-11-07)
Evidence (2024-10-07): Although Walz’s performance was not debate-winning, he is still the most-liked candidate, and he even improved his favorability among independent voters following the debate.
Claim: Trump: “ Who do you like the most?”. Kid: “Modi” (FACEBOOK POST, 2018-11-07)
Evidence (2024-09-11): He seemed to be referring to Abdul Ghani Baradar, who signed the withdrawal deal with the US. But he never headed the Taliban, and has been sidelined since the Taliban takeover. [...] For Chinese leaders, this debate will have done little to assuage beliefs that Trump represents something else they don’t like - unpredictability. [...] Donald Trump showered praise on the Hungarian prime minister.
Claim: Trump: “ Who do you like the most?”. Kid: “Modi” (FACEBOOK POST, 2018-11-07)
Evidence (2024-10-04): Actor Zachary Levi, who stared in the DC Comics "Shazam!" films, endorsed Donald Trump while moderating an event with former candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday, saying he would have voted for Kennedy "in a perfect world" but now believes Trump is going to help "take back this country." [...] Former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan ripped off his shirt while on stage at the Republican National Convention last month to reveal a Trump-Vance campaign shirt underneath, and called Trump his "hero" and the "greatest president of the United States." Musician Kid Rock has been vocal about his support of Trump in the past and at the RNC revamped his song "American Bad Ass" to include references to Trump. UFC President and personality Dana White called Trump the "toughest, most resilient human being." Rapper and reality TV star Amber Rose gave a speech at the RNC in support of Trump. Country music stars Chris Janson and Jason Aldean also appeared at the convention. Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy in January said voting for Trump over Biden was a "no-brainer." Public-facing billionaires like Elon Musk and Steve Wynn have also supported the former president. Actress Rosanne Barr, a longtime conservative supporter of Trump, clapped back at Cuban’s endorsement of the Harris-Walz ticket and called the VP pick "another reason Harris is a disaster." Rapper Azealia Banks last year said she would vote for Donald Trump in Novemebr and she appeared at a rally in Florida this summer.
Claim: Trump: “ Who do you like the most?”. Kid: “Modi” (FACEBOOK POST, 2018-11-07)
Evidence (2024-09-26): In September, according to an analysis prepared by Landrum, when kids were asked how much they liked Harris or Trump on a five-point scale, the Democrat-leaning and blue-state kids were more likely to say they really liked Harris and really disliked Trump. Republican-leaning and red-state kids liked Trump but were neutral or even positive about Harris. [...] Trump, on the other hand, "is an established trigger," Iyengar said, and blue-state kids "have assimilated what their parents are telling them, and they’re pretty hostile to him." [...] Trump-leaning kids acknowledged the former president’s shortcomings with some interesting justifications. One boy argued that George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were both slave owners, "a really bad thing, but they still had two terms."
Claim: Trump: “ Who do you like the most?”. Kid: “Modi” (FACEBOOK POST, 2018-11-07)
Evidence (2019-05-21): "I like Mr Modi because he does good, he helps the poor and everyone else," says Atri, who has ambitions of becoming prime minister himself one day. [...] Mr Modi, like Mr Trump, uses social media to directly talk to his base, and so as the BJP leader makes his journey to the rally, my phone is pinging with alerts. [...] The cult of personality politics is what ties the two leaders. Their respective bases believe that personalities like Mr Trump and Mr Modi are ready to stand up for voices that are usually ignored by the ruling classes.
Claim: Trump: “ Who do you like the most?”. Kid: “Modi” (FACEBOOK POST, 2018-11-07)
Evidence (2020-02-25): "The Indian side will see these as minor digressions, specially given the fact that Mr Trump was so effusive in praising Mr Modi." [...] Mr Modi needs to keep Mr Trump on its side for strategic and security reasons - the grand welcome he accorded the US president showed how serious he is about the relationship. [...] Mr Trump and Mr Modi's "bromance" was on full display in this visit and that has very much become the cornerstone of the relationship between the two countries.
Claim: Trump: “ Who do you like the most?”. Kid: “Modi” (FACEBOOK POST, 2018-11-07)
Evidence (2024-06-06): Some Indian Americans, like Somayajula, condemn Modi’s record on human rights and his treatment of minority groups, while others applaud what they see as India’s immense progress under his rule. A study by the Carnegie Endowment found that around 50% of Indian Americans approve of Modi, compared with 74% of Indians in India. [...] Having spent his childhood in the southern city of Hyderabad, Nampally says the development he sees when he goes back home is night and day. Railways, roads and airports have all thrived, he said, and it’s part of the reason he loves Modi. [...] A 2019 rally in Houston called "Howdy Modi" drew 50,000 people. There, Modi held hands with Trump as they shared the stage.
Claim: Trump: “ Who do you like the most?”. Kid: “Modi” (FACEBOOK POST, 2018-11-07)
Evidence (2019-09-22): Today, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be joined onstage at Houston’s NRG Arena by President Trump for a rally that is meant to celebrate the growing ties between India, the world’s largest democracy and the US, the world’s most powerful one. But deep in the heart of Texas, not all of us are thrilled to see Modi and Trump in our backyard. Both leaders have stoked divisions within their respective countries, and enacted troubling policies that chip away at democracy. And as tempting as it might be to celebrate "Howdy Modi" as a moment for the Indian American community to be seen, heard and recognized as a rising political force in the US, we’re worried that it comes at a cost that is far too high.
Claim: Trump: “ Who do you like the most?”. Kid: “Modi” (FACEBOOK POST, 2018-11-07)
Evidence (2024-03-29): Why India’s elite loves Narendra Modi [...] Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, is often lumped together with right-wing populists such as Donald Trump or Viktor Orban. On the surface, the comparison is plausible. In 2019 Mr Modi told the Indian Express, a newspaper, that his electoral success was not due to "the Khan Market gang or Lutyens Delhi", monikers for India’s old establishment. Rather, said Mr Modi, he pulled himself up through "45 years of toil". But the prime minister, who is expected to win a third term after India goes to the polls later this month, is no ordinary strongman. This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline "The Modi paradox"
Claim: Trump: “ Who do you like the most?”. Kid: “Modi” (FACEBOOK POST, 2018-11-07)
Evidence (2019-02-25): A video is being widely shared on Facebook where in a Kid says he likes Modi the most when President of USA, Donald Trump asks him. Here is a fact check of this claim. [...] Fact: If one searches with the key word ‘Trump with Little Kid’ on YouTube, a video published by Fox10 news channel can be seen. The video that is going viral on Facebook is the same video, but the audio has been modified. In the original video, Trump can be seen asking the Kid if he wants to go back to his parents or stay with Trump to which the Kid answers Trump. Hence the video that is being shared on Facebook is not the original one, but the one with modified audio. Finally, the Kid did not say Modi.
Claim: Trump: “ Who do you like the most?”. Kid: “Modi” (FACEBOOK POST, 2018-11-07)
Evidence (2024-04-30): Trump: Most people thought it was going to be a two-state solution. I'm not sure a two-state solution anymore is gonna work. Everybody was talking about two states, even when I was there. I was saying, "What do you like here? Do you like two states?" Now people are going back to—it depends where you are. Every day it changes now. If Israel’s making progress, they don't want two states. They want everything. And if Israel's not making progress, sometimes they talk about two-state solution. Two-state solution seemed to be the idea that people liked most, the policy or the idea that people liked above. [...] Trump: Well, wait. Even this week, Mnuchin endorsed me. Pompeo endorsed me. Who are the people that? I mean, some didn’t because I didn't think they were very good. Look, when people think you don't like them and you're not going to bring them back. I'm not going to bring many of those people back. I had some great people. I had some bad people. When they think they are not in favor and they're not coming back, they're not inclined to endorse.
Claim: Trump: “ Who do you like the most?”. Kid: “Modi” (FACEBOOK POST, 2018-11-07)
Evidence (2020-05-23): Bilal: hahaha the third person, I’m just trying to think, maybe, maybe, maybe Modi. It’ll be interesting. Modi, Imran Khan and Trump all together. Just want understand what’s going on.
Claim: Trump: “ Who do you like the most?”. Kid: “Modi” (FACEBOOK POST, 2018-11-07)
Evidence (2019-09-22): PRESIDENT TRUMP: Hello, Houston. I am so thrilled to be here in the great state of Texas with one of America’s greatest, most devoted, and most loyal friends: Prime Minister Modi of India. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. And Prime Minister Modi is doing a truly exceptional job for India and for all of the Indian people. It is my immense privilege to be here with him today at this profoundly historic event. We’re especially grateful to be joined by over 50,000 incredible members of our nation’s thriving, prospering, flourishing, and hardworking Indian American community. Thank you. (Applause.) [...] PRIME MINISTER MODI: Thank you, President Trump. Thanks a lot. Howdy, my friends. (Applause.)
Claim: Trump: “ Who do you like the most?”. Kid: “Modi” (FACEBOOK POST, 2018-11-07)
Evidence (2024-07-15): If you love America and the world, you have to love everything there is about America and the world. As far as I know, there are no longer any actual Americans capable of doing this. But I am. I love Donald Trump. I love Joe Biden. I wish they could both win. I love Kamala Harris too. I love the spectacle of politics. I love the deranged propaganda on every side. It’s vivid. I love everything vivid. I love the enormous supermarkets, the barren hills, the opioid crisis, the treacly voices in the public service announcements, the bureaucracy, the violence. It takes courage and ingenuity to call that stuff cheese. I love this senseless empire, sprawled across the face of someone else’s continent like a bird-eating spider, and I love its mandibles that inject the planet with venom until everything liquefies and it can feed. I love the rallies. I love the chants. I love the prognathic children of the Pittsburgh suburbs. I love the cold starkness of its red white and blue.
Claim: Trump: “ Who do you like the most?”. Kid: “Modi” (FACEBOOK POST, 2018-11-07)
Evidence (2020-02-24): AUDIENCE: Modi! [...] Today, Prime Minister Modi is the tremendously successful leader of this vast Indian Republic. Last year, more than 600 million people went to the polls and gave him a landslide victory like no other in the largest democratic election ever held anywhere on the face of the Earth. (Applause.) Prime Minister Modi, you are not just the pride of Gujarat — you are living proof that with hard work and devotion, Indians can accomplish anything — (applause) — anything at all, anything they want. (Applause.)
Claim: Trump: “ Who do you like the most?”. Kid: “Modi” (FACEBOOK POST, 2018-11-07)
Evidence (2019-02-12): #FakeNews: Did American kid praise Modi in front of Trump? A video has gone viral on various social media platforms in which the President of the United States (US) Donald Trump is seen asking an American child, "Who do you like the most?" The kid seems to be answering innocently, "Modi". After which the audience breaks into a round of applause and Trump posts a peck on the child’s cheek. This video is being shared vigorously by a group of people underlining Modi’s global popularity across all sections and age-groups.
Claim: Trump: “ Who do you like the most?”. Kid: “Modi” (FACEBOOK POST, 2018-11-07)
Evidence (2023-05-09): Modi: There's a bunch of people, but the audience is the ones I go to the most. I'll hit Gav or Leo or my friend Brian with it depending on the type of joke and see where it goes with them and what their thoughts are. Sometimes they have a knee jerk reaction, and they give you another line for it. [...] Modi: Amazing. One of my favorites. [...] I like Modi the most.
Claim: Trump: “ Who do you like the most?”. Kid: “Modi” (FACEBOOK POST, 2018-11-07)
Evidence (2021-01-06): The mainstreaming of Trump is now well-known, but no one personifies the mainstreaming and normalization of the far-right better than Modi, darling of the international business community, who sells India abroad as a modern, rising economic power, while implementing a radical Hindu nationalism (Hindutva) at home. On his travels all around the world, he is rarely confronted with protesters and few journalists will describe him as far right. [...] Take Trump and Modi. Trump is a far-right leader who hijacked a traditionally conservative party and is slowly but steadily reshaping it in his own political image. Modi is the leader of the largest political party in the world, the Indian People’s party (BJP), which claims some 180 million members. Trump has far-right instincts, rather than a developed ideology (there is no "Trumpism"), whereas Modi is the product of a century-old ideology and subculture (the so-called Sangh Parivar). [...] While we are not yet confronted with a global far-right political force, individual far-right leaders and parties are collaborating in their battle against the liberal democratic elites. Trump endorsed Benjamin Netanyahu in the recent Israeli elections, and Modi endorsed Trump for the 2020 presidential elections.
Claim: Trump: “ Who do you like the most?”. Kid: “Modi” (FACEBOOK POST, 2018-11-07)
Evidence (2020-10-30): Well, there are some new things which are not being much discussed. I don’t know if it’s Trump, but the people around him are essentially creating an international alliance of extremely reactionary states, which can be controlled by the White House, which, of course, has shifted way far to the right, tearing up every international agreement, wrecking everything in sight. In the Western Hemisphere, a leading figure would be [Jair] Bolsonaro, in Brazil, kind of a Trump clone, and the Middle East, with Gulf dictatorships, the most reactionary states in the world, and Egypt under [Abdel Fattah El-]Sisi, probably the worst dictatorship in Egypt’s history. Israel has moved very far to the right. The current so-called peace agreements have nothing to do with peace agreements. It’s a very natural Middle East base for the Trump-run reactionary international. In the East, [Narendra] Modi’s India is a prime candidate. He’s smashing Indian secular democracy, trying to impose Hindu nationalist theocracy, crushing Kashmir. They’re an obvious part of it. In Europe, the prime candidate is [Viktor] Orbán’s Hungary. Matteo Salvini’s not yet in power, but Italy’s right behind. There are other pleasant figures around the world, but that’s basically the core of it.
Claim: Trump: “ Who do you like the most?”. Kid: “Modi” (FACEBOOK POST, 2018-11-07)
Evidence (2020-04-02): In the wake of the Gujrat riots, Narendra Modi was shunned and marginalized and broader Indian society both in Gujrat itself, his popularity grew. Some of this may have had to do with the fact the Muslim population of the area (02:10): [...] popular year after year. He was reelected as Chief Minister of Gujrat in two thousand seven. During his campaign, he deliberately mocked his political opponents for trying to prosecute him from murder, saying at one rally, congress people say that [...] Donald Trump visited New Delhi, the city was convulsed by a wave of mass violence that is probably best described an anti Muslim pagram. It started with protest against the expansion of the Citizenship Amendment Act. The law MODI used to remove the citizenship of some two million Muslim citizens.
Claim: Since independence, we had 75 operational airports, UDAN added 25 airports just since December 2016. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2018-05-26): An infographic published on the 48-Months portal of the Modi government makes certain claims about air travel and waterways. The following article is a fact check of the four claims made in this infographic.
Claim: Since independence, we had 75 operational airports, UDAN added 25 airports just since December 2016. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2024-10-05): India has 394 unserved and 16 under-served airports;[9] out of a total of these 410 potential-target unserved and under-served regional airports, INR4500 Crore has been approved in the 2016-2017 union budget to revive and further develop 50 airports in the smaller regional towns between 2017 and 2020, 15 airports during 2017–18, another 15 airports during 2018–19, and 20 more airports during 2019–20.[3][9][17] A total of 75 airports were operationalized for civilian flights in India since independence, the government has newly operationalized additional 36 regional airports for civilian flights including 3 civil enclaves within the army airports, with regularly scheduled flights, within the single financial year of 2016–2017, with the target to complete a cumulative total of 50 operational regional airports by the end of 2018–2019, and eventually, operationalize a cumulative total of 100 regional airports by December 2018.[25][26]
Claim: Since independence, we had 75 operational airports, UDAN added 25 airports just since December 2016. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2023-10-27): The Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik), a government-backed initiative to improve infrastructure and connectivity in India, especially in remote and underserved regions, completed six years. [...] • UDAN 1.0: 5 airlines companies were awarded 128 flight routes to 70 airports (including 36 newly made operational airports) [...] A total of 75 airports have been operationalized under UDAN.
Claim: Since independence, we had 75 operational airports, UDAN added 25 airports just since December 2016. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2014-09-17): Since its launch, RCS UDAN has significantly increased the regional air-connectivity in the country. The number of operational airports have gone up to 141 from 74 at the start. More than one crore passengers have availed the benefits of this scheme as of August 2022. The scheme has seen growth in underserved/unserved destinations. As on date, 68 underserved/unserved destinations (including 58 Airports, eight Heliports and two Water Aerodromes) have been connected under RCS UDAN scheme. RCS UDAN has provided air connectivity to more than 29 States/UTs across the country, with 425 new routes initiated under the scheme. [...] Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M. Scindia has said, "The Success of RCS UDAN is a demonstration of the government’s commitment to PM’s vision of ‘Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik’. It has played a great role in the transformation of Indian aviation industry. So far under this scheme, we have 425 routes aiming to go up to 1,000 routes, 68 new airports aiming to touch 100 airports. In next four years we are expecting 40 crore travelers through Civil Aviation in India."
Claim: Since independence, we had 75 operational airports, UDAN added 25 airports just since December 2016. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2023-12-05): - Domestic - 2 min read 517 UDAN routes currently operating across 76 airports; more to be developed at INR 1000 cr The Government plans to operationalise 1000 UDAN routes during the currency of the scheme and to revive/develop 100 unserved & underserved airports/heliports/water aerodromes in the country by 2024 for operation of UDAN flights. To date, more than 130 lakh people have availed of the benefits of the scheme so far, shared the Ministry. Under the government’s flagship regional connectivity scheme UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik), 517 RCS routes have so far commenced operations connecting 76 airports, including nine Heliports & two water aerodromes, said Dr V.K. Singh, Minister of State, Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Claim: Since independence, we had 75 operational airports, UDAN added 25 airports just since December 2016. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2016-10-21): Under UDAN, 453 routes have commenced, operationalizing 70 Airports including 2 Water Aerodrome & 9 Heliports [...] Ministry of Civil Aviation launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 21.10.2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity and making air travel affordable to the masses. As on 29.11.2022, after four rounds of bidding under UDAN, 453 routes have commenced, operationalizing 70 Airports including 2 Water Aerodrome & 9 Heliports. More than 2.15 lakh UDAN flights have operated and over 1.1 crore passengers have availed the benefits in UDAN flights so far. The scheme has been able to provide air connectivity to Tier-2 &Tier-3 cities at affordable airfares and has transformed the way people travel. The UDAN Scheme is applicable for a period of 10 years from the date of notification of Scheme. The Government has set a target to operationalize 1000 UDAN routes during the currency of the scheme and to revive/develop 100 unserved & underserved airports/heliports/water aerodromes by 2024. The Government of India has approved a budget of Rs. 4500 crore for revival of existing unserved / underserved airports / airstrips of the State Governments, Airports Authority of India, Public Sector Undertakings and Civil Enclaves. Airports Authority of India (AAI), the Implementing Agency, monitors the progress for the revival/development of awarded aerodromes under UDAN and the same is reviewed by the Ministry in consultation with stakeholders time to time.
Claim: Since independence, we had 75 operational airports, UDAN added 25 airports just since December 2016. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2024-07-29): In a written statement to the Rajya Sabha on Monday, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol explained that UDAN is an ongoing initiative with periodic bidding rounds to expand coverage to more destinations and routes. [...] 579 routes and 85 airports covered by UDAN Currently, the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) scheme, which began in 2016, has established 579 routes connecting 85 airports, including 13 heliports and 2 water aerodromes.