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Education fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about education. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

1,862 published reviews in this topic

FACTLYEducation

నలందా విశ్వవిద్యాలయాన్ని నిర్మించడానికి భారత ప్రభుత్వం కేటాయించిన ₹2900 కోట్ల నిధులలో 99% అపహరించిన అమర్త్య సేన్ మరియు మాజీ ప్రధాని మన్మోహన్ సింగ్ కుమార్తెలు. అందువలన 2014లో వచ్చిన మోదీ ప్రభుత్వం పాత కమిటీని రద్దు చేసింది

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

YouturnEducation

இன்று : ரம்ஜான் திருநாளில் சிபிஎஸ்இ தேர்வுகள் நடப்பதால் தேர்வு தேதிகளை மாற்ற வேண்டும் தேர்வுத் தேதிகளை சுட்டிக்காட்டி மத்திய கல்வித்துறை அமைச்சர், சிபிஎஸ்இ இயக்குநருக்கு சு.வெங்கடேசன் எம்.பி. கடிதம் அன்று : மதுரையில் தேர்தலைத் தள்ளிவைக்க தேவையில்லை சித்திரைத் திருவிழாவை தள்ளி வைக்கலாம். அல்லது திருவிழாவுக்கு இந்த வருடம் தடைவிதிக்கலாம். ஒரு வருடம் ஆற்றில் அழகர் இறங்கவில்லை என்றால் மதுரை ஒன்று அழிந்துவிடாது. சு.வெங்கடேஷ்

Publisher’s rating: Fake

FACTLYEducation

Photo of Sumit Vishwakarma who secured 53rd rank in the UPSC Civil Services Examination

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The claim concerns a photo circulated as showing mason Sumit Vishwakarma, supposedly the person who secured 53rd rank in the UPSC Civil Services Examination. FACTLY’s investigation distinguishes Vishwakarma, from Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh, from Sumit Kumar, the actual 53rd-ranked candidate from Jamui district in Bihar. The review says news websites had confused the two men in 2019, and that the photo was of Vishwakarma—not Kumar. To check the identification, the review describes a reverse-image search and searches using relevant keywords. It also points to the 2018 examination’s selected-candidates list: the 53rd-ranked candidate was listed as Sumit Kumar, and Vishwakarma’s name did not appear on the list announced on 5 April 2019. Those records contradict the claim that the man in the photo earned that rank. The review further reports that Kumar publicly clarified that media coverage had linked his rank to the wrong person. It describes the social-media post as an old false story that was circulating again, rather than a new result or a separate examination. The evidence addresses the specific identity attached to the photo: the rank belonged to Kumar, while Vishwakarma was the person pictured.

Factcrescendo Sri LankaEducation

Student Laptop Scheme 2023 To Offer 960,000 Free Laptops Worldwide !!

Publisher’s rating: False

The claim concerns a purported worldwide scheme offering 960,000 free laptops to students in 2023. The review says the same message circulated in multiple years, describing a version that promised 960,000 laptops and linked to an application page. It concludes that the viral worldwide giveaway claim for 2023, 2024 and 2025 was false. The article’s account supports the connection to 2023, while much of its detailed investigation describes later versions of the message as well as the recurring scam format. [S1: “The same message is going viral on WhatsApp in various parts of the world, and the same message was, in fact, shared in 2023 as well.”; “The viral text message claiming a free worldwide laptop giveaway in 2023, 2024 and 2025 is false.”] To assess the promise, the publisher says it searched mainstream media for announcements of a worldwide laptop program and did not find one. It also examined links circulated with the messages, describing shortened or vague domains as a warning sign. For a later version, it reports that the link led to a domain with hidden registrant details and nameservers it characterized as commonly associated with suspicious or low-trust sites. The article describes those findings as signs of possible phishing or fraud, rather than evidence of a real giveaway. [S1: “We searched the mainstream media to determine whether such worldwide free laptop giveaway programs were announced as claimed by the social media posts. However, we were not able to find such laptop donation programs.”; “The links are often shortened or use vague domain names, a method frequently employed by scammers.”; “The domain also uses nameservers commonly associated with suspicious or low-trust websites.”] The review further reports that, when its investigators proceeded to a site associated with the campaign, the process requested personal details and later prompted users to share the link with WhatsApp contacts or groups. The article presents this as part of its investigation of the scam, not as independent proof that every version used the same site. Its central conclusion is that no announced worldwide giveaway supported the viral promise. [S1: “The first form requests the name, education level, required laptop brand, and age range.”; “However, like many other scams, the final step requests to share the link with many other WhatsApp contacts/groups.”]