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Economy & business fact checks

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Fact CrescendoEconomy & business

Claim: misinformation shared that Tamil Nadu has 74 toll gates I தமிழ்நாட்டில் 74 சுங்கச்சாவடிகள் உள்ளதாக மீண்டும் பகிரப்படும் வதந்தி

Publisher’s rating: PARTLY FALSE

The claim under review was that Tamil Nadu had 74 toll plazas—more than other states—and that its 5,381 km of highways justified a particular comparison with Kerala and Maharashtra. Fact Crescendo’s review rejects the figure of 74, while accepting the highway-length figure as accurate. The review reports that Tamil Nadu had 48 toll plazas, not 74. It also says Rajasthan had more than 70 and that Tamil Nadu ranked after Uttar Pradesh, rather than leading the country. Thus, the review’s cited comparison contradicts the claim that Tamil Nadu had the most toll plazas. The article adds that the Tamil Nadu government was seeking to remove toll plazas. Its text first describes a demand to remove 32 and later says the government sought to reduce the number to 16; it does not explain the relationship between those figures. The review’s conclusion is therefore supported by its stated count and state ranking, while the 5,381 km highway figure does not establish the claimed toll-plaza total.

FACTLYEconomy & business

Approval link SMS which says a particular amount has been deposited into bank account under a Government Yojana

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The message at issue claimed that a particular amount had been deposited in a bank account under a Government Yojana and asked the recipient to click a URL. FACTLY says it received a query about that same message and investigated whether it was genuine. The review reports that the Government of India was not associated with it and identifies the SMS as fraudulent.