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Last discovery run: 15 Oct 2026, 13:26 IST, via rss+tavily, 27 official series retrieved
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MisleadingDhruv Ratheechecked 12 Oct 2026
“Recently, the ministry of mines announced that ∼ 60 lakh metric tonnes of lithium, or "white gold," or "new oil," had been found in Jammu and Kashmir.”
∼ 60 lakh metric tonnes of lithium, 5.9 million tonnes
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Dhruv Rathee said the Ministry of Mines announced that about 60 lakh metric tonnes of lithium — called 'white gold' or 'new oil' — had been found in Jammu and Kashmir.
facebook.com, checked 12 Oct 2026
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5.9 million tonnes
lithium ore inferred resource, GSI, J&K, 2026
sansad.in
The Ministry of Mines told Parliament on 13 March 2023 that the Geological Survey of India (GSI) had estimated an inferred resource (G3) of 5.9 million tonnes of lithium ore in Salal-Haimna, Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir. The same official record describes the find as lithium ore with an average grade of 583 ppm, not as 60 lakh tonnes of lithium.
The Ministry of Mines told Parliament that GSI estimated 5.9 million tonnes of lithium ore in Salal-Haimna, Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir. [2][3]
The official record describes the find as lithium ore with an average grade of 583 ppm, not as pure lithium. [6]
The figure of 5.9 million tonnes is close to the claimed 60 lakh tonnes, but the official unit is lithium ore, not lithium. [2]
The number is roughly right: 5.9 million tonnes is about 59 lakh tonnes. But the Ministry of Mines and GSI consistently describe the find as lithium ore, not lithium. Calling it 60 lakh tonnes of lithium overstates what was found, because the ore contains lithium at an average grade of 583 ppm. The 'white gold' and 'new oil' labels are not in the official record.
“The rape-murder case in West Bengal is heartbreaking. It exposes the inhumane working conditions for doctors, the lack of their safety and the miserable state of law and order in West Bengal.”
The court record supports that doctors' safety was a serious concern and that the incident led to protests and disruption. But the record does not describe working conditions as 'inhumane' or law and order in West Bengal as 'miserable'; those are the speaker's characterisations, not findings in the orders. The claim therefore overstates what the official record shows.
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Dhruv Rathee said the rape-murder case in West Bengal exposes inhumane working conditions for doctors, a lack of safety for them, and the miserable state of law and order in West Bengal.
livemint.com, checked 12 Oct 2026
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In orders dated 20 August, 22 August, 9 September and 30 September 2024, the Supreme Court said it was seized of the safety and well-being of medical professionals, noted that most resident doctors had left RG Kar after the incident, directed CISF deployment and set up a National Task Force. The court did not find that working conditions were 'inhumane' or that law and order in West Bengal was 'miserable'.
The Supreme Court's 20 August 2024 order said the court was seized of matters relating to the safety and well-being of all medical professionals at their workplaces and that it was essential to create safe conditions for interns, residents and senior residents. [1]
The 22 August 2024 order recorded that CISF had been deployed at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital to ensure the safety of doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, and directed all states and union territories to be alert to safety breaches in medical establishments. [2]
The 9 September 2024 order noted resident doctors across West Bengal had been abstaining from duty for 28 days, causing severe disruptions, and said the state must create confidence in doctors that their security and safety concerns are being attended to. [3]
The 30 September 2024 order recorded that the CBI was investigating the alleged rape and murder of 9 August 2024 and financial irregularities, and that the state had brought in new officers and was carrying out safety infrastructure work. [4]
The court record supports that doctors' safety was a serious concern and that the incident led to protests and disruption. But the record does not describe working conditions as 'inhumane' or law and order in West Bengal as 'miserable'; those are the speaker's characterisations, not findings in the orders. The claim therefore overstates what the official record shows.
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MisleadingDhruv Ratheechecked 1 Oct 2026
“Strained ties with neighbors (Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives) shifting to China”
The claim is true for Bangladesh and partly for Nepal, but it wrongly lumps Bhutan and Maldives into the same category. The record describes Bhutan as India's most reliable ally and says Maldives has reaffirmed ties with India, so the assertion that all four are strained and shifting to China overstates the situation.
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Dhruv Rathee said India's ties with its neighbours Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives are strained and those countries are shifting towards China.
x.com, checked 1 Oct 2026
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A December 2025 report of the Lok Sabha Committee on External Affairs says attacks on minorities in Bangladesh have strained bilateral relations. A 2024 analysis by the Observer Research Foundation, a think tank, says Nepal has a pro-China tilt and that neighbours balance India against China, but it calls Bhutan India's most reliable ally. A separate analysis says Bhutan and Maldives have reaffirmed ties with India while balancing diplomatic engagement with China.
The Lok Sabha Committee on External Affairs noted in December 2025 that attacks on minority communities in Bangladesh have strained bilateral relations. [5]
The Observer Research Foundation wrote in 2024 that Nepal has a pro-China tilt and that neighbours balance India against China, but described Bhutan as India's most reliable ally. [2]
An analysis of India's relations with Bhutan and Maldives says both countries have reaffirmed their ties with India while balancing diplomatic engagements with China. [3]
In September 2026, Rediff reported that India had significantly increased its diplomatic engagements with Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh and the Maldives. [7]
The claim is true for Bangladesh and partly for Nepal, but it wrongly lumps Bhutan and Maldives into the same category. The record describes Bhutan as India's most reliable ally and says Maldives has reaffirmed ties with India, so the assertion that all four are strained and shifting to China overstates the situation.
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MisleadingDhruv Ratheechecked 1 Oct 2026
“How NEET Exam Was SOLD for ₹30 Lakhs | The Complete Trail | Dhruv Rathee”
₹30 lakhs
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Dhruv Rathee published a video titled 'How NEET Exam Was SOLD for ₹30 Lakhs | The Complete Trail', asserting that the NEET exam was sold for ₹30 lakhs.
bhopalsamachar.com, checked 1 Oct 2026
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The Ministry of Education told the Lok Sabha on 26 March 2025 that after NEET (UG) 2024 the CBI filed five charge sheets in the paper theft case against 45 accused [7]. The same parliamentary answer quoted the Supreme Court's 2 August 2024 order saying there was no material on record indicating a systemic leak or widespread malpractice [7]. For NEET-UG 2026, the CBI said on 15 May 2026 that students paid several lakhs of rupees to attend classes where leaked question banks were dictated, but it did not give a ₹30-lakh figure [8].
In the 2024 NEET case, accused persons admitted that the question paper was leaked about 24 hours before the exam to those who paid ₹30–32 lakh, according to an interrogation report cited in a news account [2]. [2]
In 2026, India Today reported that two Rajasthan brothers allegedly bought the NEET-UG paper from a Gurugram doctor for ₹30 lakh about a week before the exam [3]. [3]
The Supreme Court held in its 2 August 2024 order, quoted in Parliament, that sufficient material was not on record to indicate a systemic leak or systemic malpractice, and that the material did not substantiate allegations of widespread malpractice [7]. [7]
The CBI filed five charge sheets against 45 accused in the NEET (UG) 2024 paper theft case, and identified candidates who were beneficiaries of the paper theft or unfair means [7]. [7]
For NEET-UG 2026, the CBI said students paid several lakhs of rupees to attend special coaching classes where leaked question banks were dictated, but it did not say the exam was sold for ₹30 lakhs [8]. [8]
The exact ₹30-lakh figure appears in media reports about alleged deals in 2024 and 2026, not in the official record. More importantly, saying the NEET exam itself was sold overstates the matter: the Supreme Court's order quoted in Parliament found no evidence of a systemic leak in 2024, even as officials recorded paper theft and unfair-means cases. The title would need to specify that a question paper was allegedly sold, rather than the exam as a whole.
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MisleadingDhruv Ratheechecked 1 Oct 2026
“a software that was never tested decided who is Indian and who isn't”
The claim contains a true element — the software was reported as untested — but it overstates what the software did. The report says the software flagged voters as suspicious, not that it decided who is Indian and who is not; the Election Commission then issued summons to some, and the final decision rests with electoral authorities under law. The official record does not show any software making citizenship decisions.
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Dhruv Rathee claims that a software that was never tested decided who is Indian and who isn't, in the context of the West Bengal elections.
youtube.com, checked 1 Oct 2026
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No official document in the provided record states that a software decided who is Indian and who is not. The Supreme Court's 27 May 2026 order in Association for Democratic Reforms v Election Commission of India concerns the Special Intensive Revision in Bihar and does not mention any software deciding citizenship. An investigative report by The Reporters' Collective says the Election Commission's software was untested and red-flagged 1.31 crore West Bengal voters as suspicious, but it also says not all those flagged received summons.
The Reporters' Collective reported that the Election Commission's software was untested and red-flagged 1.31 crore voters in West Bengal as suspicious, or 17.11% of the voting population. [3]
The same report says not all those red-flagged by the software are receiving summons from the Election Commission. [3]
The Supreme Court's 27 May 2026 order in Association for Democratic Reforms v Election Commission of India deals with the Special Intensive Revision in Bihar and does not mention any software deciding citizenship. [9]
The claim contains a true element — the software was reported as untested — but it overstates what the software did. The report says the software flagged voters as suspicious, not that it decided who is Indian and who is not; the Election Commission then issued summons to some, and the final decision rests with electoral authorities under law. The official record does not show any software making citizenship decisions.
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MisleadingDhruv Ratheechecked 1 Oct 2026
“In 2019, the Modi government slashed corporate tax rates, resulting in a revenue loss of ₹1.45 lakh crore in 2019-20 alone. Over the past five years, the government's revenue loss due to corporate tax cuts amounts to ₹9 trillion.”
₹1.45 lakh crore in 2019-20; ₹9 trillion over five years, ₹1.45 lakh crore
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₹1.45 lakh crore in 2019-20; ₹9 trillion over five years
Dhruv Rathee said the Modi government's 2019 corporate tax rate cuts caused a revenue loss of ₹1.45 lakh crore in 2019-20 and ₹9 trillion over five years.
jotosob.in, checked 1 Oct 2026
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₹1.45 lakh crore
revenue impact of corporate tax reforms, Finance Ministry, June 2020
pib.gov.in
The Finance Ministry's Press Information Bureau release of 7 June 2020 estimated the revenue impact of the corporate tax reforms at ₹1.45 lakh crore for 2019-20. A Rajya Sabha answer from the Ministry of Finance notes that corporate tax collections recovered to ₹7.12 lakh crore in 2021-22, higher than in 2018-19. No official source in the record states a five-year revenue loss of ₹9 trillion; a report citing a Parliament reply puts the concessional corporate tax regime's revenue impact at about ₹5.39 lakh crore over six years.
The Finance Ministry's 7 June 2020 PIB release estimated the revenue impact of the corporate tax reforms at ₹1.45 lakh crore for 2019-20. [3]
The 2019 Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance provided a concessional corporate tax regime of 22% for existing domestic companies. [3]
A Rajya Sabha answer said corporate tax collections in 2021-22 were ₹7.12 lakh crore, higher than the 2018-19 collection. [1]
A report citing a Parliament reply put the concessional corporate tax regime's revenue impact at about ₹5.39 lakh crore over six years, not ₹9 trillion. [4]
The first figure is accurate: the Finance Ministry itself estimated ₹1.45 lakh crore for 2019-20. But the five-year ₹9 trillion figure, which is ₹9 lakh crore, is not supported by the record. The only multi-year breakdown in the sources totals about ₹5.39 lakh crore over six years, and official data shows corporate tax collections recovered above pre-cut levels by 2021-22. The claim therefore mixes a correct one-year estimate with an inflated five-year total.
The claim uses a superlative. The record supports that Kedarnath 2013 was among the worst Himalayan disasters, but not that it was the worst. Without an official comparative ranking of all Himalayan disasters, the stronger claim overstates what the record shows.
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Dhruv Rathee claims that the 2013 Kedarnath disaster is India's worst Himalayan disaster.
youtube.com, 25 Sept 2026
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The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), a Ministry of Home Affairs body, has published material on the 2013 Uttarakhand disaster. The sources in the record describe the Kedarnath disaster as one of the worst or most devastating natural disasters in India's recent history. They do not provide a comparative ranking that makes it the single worst Himalayan disaster.
The 2013 Kedarnath disaster was a cloudburst and flash flood in Uttarakhand in June 2013. [1][2][3]
Several sources describe it as one of the worst or most devastating natural disasters in India's recent history, not as the single worst. [1][2][3][6][7]
The National Institute of Disaster Management, a Ministry of Home Affairs body, has published material on the Uttarakhand disaster of 2013, but the record does not rank it as India's worst Himalayan disaster. [4]
The claim uses a superlative. The record supports that Kedarnath 2013 was among the worst Himalayan disasters, but not that it was the worst. Without an official comparative ranking of all Himalayan disasters, the stronger claim overstates what the record shows.
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