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Businesses in India with a turnover of up to ₹2 crore are completely exempt from taxes.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review explains that Section 44AD is an optional presumptive-tax scheme, not a universal tax exemption: qualifying businesses may declare 6% or 8% of turnover as profit. It says only proprietorship businesses may owe no income tax if their presumed profit is within ₹12 lakh; other business types, higher taxable profits, and taxes such as GST may still result in tax obligations.
poster on Facebook purportedly advertising job vacancies at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
Publisher’s rating: Hoax
दिल्ली विधानसभा के नतीजे घोषित होने के बाद मेट्रो का किराया बढ़ा
Publisher’s rating: झूठ
Покупательная способность поляков снижается
Publisher’s rating: Покупательная способность населения в Польше увеличилась: рост средней начисленной зарплаты за три квартала — 14,1%, инфляция — 4,8%.
„Doček za šampione inflacije…“
Publisher’s rating: Uglavnom netočno, Satira
Indian railways announced a new policy that gives 50% concession on trains tickets for senior citizens.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that Indian Railways withdrew senior-citizen concessions in March 2020 and had not officially announced their restoration. It says the Railway Minister had repeatedly stated there were no plans to reintroduce them, citing financial constraints.
![Image accompanying "[W]e don’t need the products that [Canada and Mexico] have. We have all the oil you need. We have all the trees you need, meaning the lumber."](https://cdn.factcheck.org/UploadedFiles/truck_wood_canada_slider.jpg)
"[W]e don’t need the products that [Canada and Mexico] have. We have all the oil you need. We have all the trees you need, meaning the lumber."
Publisher’s rating: Experts Say It's Not That Simple
Төв аймгийн Баян сумд уран олборлоно
Publisher’s rating: Төөрөгдүүлсэн
ไทยขายไฟฟ้าให้ชายแดนเมียนมาถูกกว่าขายให้คนไทย
Publisher’s rating: False
The review says PEA’s reported revenue of 800 million baht from 210 million units sold to Myanmar works out to an average of 3.81 baht per unit, while noting this is not the actual price in every area. It also reports a PEA board member’s statement that electricity sold to Thai consumers costs less than electricity sold abroad, contradicting the viral comparison.
Rekrutmen CPNS 2025 akan dibuka pada Februari
Publisher’s rating: Salah
website purporting that Airtel is awarding its customers 7.5GB of data to celebrate Customer Service Week
Publisher’s rating: Hoax
Un texte dénonçant les droits de douane imposés par Trump est signé par Claudia Sheinbaum
Publisher’s rating: Faux
poster on Facebook purportedly advertising vacancies at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Kenya
Publisher’s rating: Hoax
Беларусское пособие по безработице незначительно отличается от минимальной зарплаты.
Publisher’s rating: Фейк. Пособие по безработице в Беларуси в 2025 году составляет 40 рублей, минимальная зарплата — 726.
From the U.S. Agency for International Development funding, “10 to 30 cents on the dollar is what actually goes to aid.”
Publisher’s rating: False
ആധാർ വിവരങ്ങൾ പുതുക്കാത്തതിനാൽ ബാങ്ക് അക്കൗണ്ട് ബ്ലോക്ക് ചെയ്യും
Publisher’s rating: false