Claim: India bought 28 islands from the Maldives, following an agreement signed by President Muizzu, who has officially ceded the islands to India.
Fact-check: The claim that India purchased 28 islands from the Maldives is Fake - FACTLY
Verdict: there are no official reports about the government of india purchasing islands from the maldives. however, the government of india recently began funding a water and sanitation project in the maldives in august 2024. president mohammad muizzu also mentioned on x that india has been allocated a water and sewage project covering 28 islands. the indian government's pib fact-check has also clarified on twitter that this is false information. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Sushmitha Ponnala
Date published: 2024-08-14T09:05:23