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DevelopmentImproving

Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

UNDP Human Development Reports · 2023

0.475index

HDI adjusted for inequality in the distribution of each dimension.

Higher values are better.

Improved by 0.007 index since 2022.

GovernanceWorsening

Liberal Democracy Index

V-Dem via Our World in Data · 2025

0.26index

Expert estimate of electoral democracy, civil liberties, rule of law and constraints on executive power.

Higher values are better.

Worsened by 0.02 index since 2024.

GovernanceWorsening

WJP Rule of Law Index

World Justice Project via World Bank Data360 · 2025

0.49index

Overall adherence to the rule of law across eight World Justice Project factors.

Higher values are better.

Worsened by 0.01 index since 2024.

GovernanceWorsening

Freedom in the World score

Freedom House via Our World in Data · 2025

62score

Freedom House assessment of political rights and civil liberties; higher scores indicate greater freedom.

Higher values are better.

Worsened by 1 score since 2024.

GovernanceWorsening

Government Effectiveness

Worldwide Governance Indicators via World Bank Data360 · 2024

0.40estimate

Perceptions of public-service quality, policy formulation and government credibility.

Higher values are better.

Worsened by 0.02 estimate since 2023.

GovernanceWorsening

Corruption Perceptions Index

Transparency International via Our World in Data · 2024

38score

Expert and business perceptions of public-sector corruption; 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean.

Higher values are better.

Worsened by 1 score since 2023.

GovernanceWorsening

World Press Freedom Index score

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) · 2026

31.96score

RSF’s composite assessment of pluralism, independence, legal conditions and journalist safety.

Higher values are better.

Worsened by 1.00 score since 2025.

EnvironmentLatest value

Environmental Performance Index

Environmental Performance Index · 2026

22.5score
176rank

Overall national environmental performance.

Higher values are better.

EconomyImproving

Gini index

World Bank Data360 · 2022

25.5index

Income inequality on a 0–100 scale, where zero represents perfect equality.

Lower values are better.

Improved by 3.3 index since 2011.

HealthcareImproving

Universal Health Coverage Service Index

WHO via Our World in Data · 2023

69index

Coverage of essential health services across reproductive, infectious, noncommunicable and service-capacity measures.

Higher values are better.

Improved by 1 index since 2022.

EducationLatest value

Learning poverty

World Bank World Development Indicators via World Bank Data360 · 2017

56.1% of children at late-primary age

Share of children unable to read and understand an age-appropriate text by late primary age, adjusted for out-of-school children.

Lower values are better.

SocialImproving

Gender Inequality Index

UNDP Human Development Reports · 2023

0.403index

Gender inequality across reproductive health, empowerment and labour markets.

Lower values are better.

Improved by 0.024 index since 2022.

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UP’s ₹50,000 women-aid plan was reported, not approved; later reporting still described it as a proposal

Multiple August 2026 reports said the Uttar Pradesh government was considering up to ₹50,000 in assistance for women, but the reports themselves described an unsettled proposal and no reviewed Cabinet decision or scheme rules established a guaranteed benefit. The July Instagram reel predates those reports and its exact speech could not be transcribed, so it…

Open Post: UP’s ₹50,000 women-aid plan was reported, not approved; later reporting still described it as a proposal

Wangchuk’s detention was real and later revoked; ‘anti-national’ remains a political label, not a legal finding

Sonam Wangchuk was detained under the National Security Act after the September 2025 Leh violence, while the government alleged his statements helped incite unrest and Wangchuk denied responsibility. The Centre revoked the detention in March 2026 without a court ruling on its legality; later interviews show Wangchuk responding to being called “anti-national”, but that label…

Open Post: Wangchuk’s detention was real and later revoked; ‘anti-national’ remains a political label, not a legal finding

Bhagwat’s outreach language is documented; personal community ties remain largely self-described

Mohan Bhagwat has repeatedly used inclusive language about religious and social communities, including in independently reported 2026 speeches, while the viral reel records him describing personal ties with Christians, Adivasis, Buddhists and Bohras. The broader outreach is verifiable, but the reel’s biographical relationship claims are mostly self-description, and inclusive rhetoric does not by itself establish…

Open Post: Bhagwat’s outreach language is documented; personal community ties remain largely self-described

Ayodhya donation probe found theft indicators and control failures; it did not prove a general case against temple giving

The 2026 Ayodhya Ram Temple donation investigation found prima facie evidence of cash theft and serious weaknesses in counting, CCTV and supervision, leading to an FIR and arrests. But the viral reel turns that specific accountability failure into a broader argument against donating to temples; the evidence supports scrutiny of donation governance, not a general…

Open Post: Ayodhya donation probe found theft indicators and control failures; it did not prove a general case against temple giving

A viral ‘what did your child get?’ question cannot be answered by 5 kg ration alone

The New Youth reel asks what children received under BJP rule, but neither its caption nor the viral comments define a measurable scorecard. Free NFSA foodgrain is a real household entitlement—5 kg per person for Priority Households, 35 kg per AAY household—but it is only one food-security input. Assessing what children gained requires separate evidence…

Open Post: A viral ‘what did your child get?’ question cannot be answered by 5 kg ration alone

Gadkari did say ₹15/litre; the disputed part is what that number represented

Nitin Gadkari’s 2023 ₹15-per-litre line is authentic, so a blanket denial that he used the figure is untenable. But the figure came from a claimed comparison involving ethanol and electricity in a hybrid/flex-fuel vehicle, not a notified ₹15 retail-petrol price. The 2026 Congress edit exposes the wording contradiction while omitting his immediate explanation; neither the…

Open Post: Gadkari did say ₹15/litre; the disputed part is what that number represented

Fuel prices rose since 2014; the reel does not establish the full change in household cost of living

Delhi petrol and diesel were higher in August 2026 than in April 2014, but a viral 2014-versus-2026 reel mixes selected prices with a broader claim about household inflation. LPG comparisons change sharply depending on subsidy basis, precious metals are not consumer-inflation measures, and nominal price changes alone do not show whether households became better or…

Open Post: Fuel prices rose since 2014; the reel does not establish the full change in household cost of living

Epstein messages show repeated India access brokerage; Modi’s authorisation is unproven

Released records show Anil Ambani seeking Jeffrey Epstein’s help to reach Trump-world figures in 2017 and Epstein trying to broker Steve Bannon access after Modi’s 2019 re-election. The sequence documents a recurring informal access channel, but the reviewed evidence does not show Modi directly authorising Epstein or establish that the proposed Bannon meeting occurred.

Open Post: Epstein messages show repeated India access brokerage; Modi’s authorisation is unproven

Authentic Manish Kashyap clips show a real political reversal, but the 2026 reel compresses the timeline

Prime India's August 2026 reel uses authentic material to show a real contrast between Manish Kashyap's older anti-leader and public-asset rhetoric and his May 2024 interview after joining the BJP. But he quit the BJP in June 2025 and joined Jan Suraaj in July, so the edit can imply an outdated political affiliation; its asset-sale…

Open Post: Authentic Manish Kashyap clips show a real political reversal, but the 2026 reel compresses the timeline

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Manmohan Singh’s 2005 JNU response paired defence of dissent with leniency toward protesters
SP Media Cell turns Bhardwaj assault case into a broader BJP law-and-order claim; the wider generalisation is unproven
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Split-screen reel graphic from INC Bihar contrasting a Rahul Gandhi birthday job fair with Narendra Modi birthday celebrations.
INC Bihar’s birthday comparison contrasts Rahul Gandhi’s job fair with Modi celebrations, but the events do not establish a like-for-like record on jobs