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Religion & belief fact checks

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Vishvas NewsReligion & belief

முகேஷ் அம்பானியின் மனைவி திருமதி நீடா அம்பானி சார்பில், அயோத்தி ராமர் கோவிலில் உள்ள சிலைகளுக்கு 33 கிலோ எடையுள்ள 3 கிரீடங்கள் வைக்கப்படும்.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The review addresses a social-media post alleging that Nita Ambani, Mukesh Ambani’s wife, would donate three gold crowns weighing 33 kilograms for idols at the Ayodhya Ram temple. It says the claim was false and reports that, as of February 25, no such announcement had been made: “முகேஷ் அம்பானியின் மனைவியான நிதா அம்பானி, ராமர் கோயிலின் சிலைகளுக்கு 33 கிலோ தங்கத்தினாலான மூன்று கிரீடங்களை வழங்குவார் என்று அப்பதிவு கூறுகிறது.” The article identifies the post as one uploaded on February 17 by Facebook user Yogesh Thakur. The investigation describes several checks for confirmation. The reviewers searched Google for terms related to the post, checked Reliance Foundation’s official Twitter account, and looked for relevant press releases on the foundation’s website. They report finding no official news, confirming tweet, or press release supporting the proposed donation: “ஆனால் அதிலும் ராமர் கோயிலின் சிலைகளுக்கு நிதா அம்பானி தங்க கிரீடம் ஒன்றை நன்கொடையாக அளிப்பார் என்பதை உறுதிப்படுத்தும் எந்த செய்திக்குறிப்பும் எங்களுக்குக் கிடைக்கவில்லை.” The article also reports contacting a Reliance spokesperson, who denied the post and said Nita Ambani had made no such announcement. Anil Misra, identified as a member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, said he had received no information about the matter described in the post. These reported responses directly address the alleged donation; the review’s conclusion is that the claim was false. The excerpt does not establish what happened to any crowns beyond reporting the absence of an announcement and the denials.

FACTLYReligion & belief

Population growth rate in Kerala: Hindus- 3%, Muslims- 25%, Christians- 20%

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

The claim assigns Kerala’s population growth rates as 3% for Hindus, 25% for Muslims, and 20% for Christians. FACTLY compares those figures with the religion-specific growth rates it reports from census data for the 1991–2001 and 2001–2011 decades. It finds that all three groups’ growth rates declined in the later decade, and that the viral figures do not match the reported figures. For Hindus, the review gives a growth rate of 7.3% in 1991–2001 and 2.2% in 2001–2011. For Muslims, it reports 15.8% and then 12.83%; for Christians, 7.7% and then 1.38%. The figures therefore do not support the post’s stated 25% Muslim or 20% Christian rates, and the reported Hindu rate for the later decade is 2.2%, not 3%. The review notes that Muslims had the highest growth rate of these three groups in both decades, but explicitly distinguishes that finding from the claim that their population grew by 25%. It concludes that inaccurate figures are being shared. The excerpt identifies census data as its basis but does not describe additional checking procedures or provide a separate underlying census table.

FACTLYReligion & belief

1893 ರ ವಿಶ್ವ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿವೇಕಾನಂದರು ಮಾಡಿದ್ದ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ದ ಭಾಷಣವನ್ನು ಚಿಕಾಗೊ ಆರ್ಟ್ ಇನ್ಸ್ಟಿಟ್ಯೂಟ್‌‌ ಸಭಾಂಗಣದ ಮೆಟ್ಟಿಲುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರತಿದಿನ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING