Fact-check Archive

News report · 2 Mar 2024 · Roads

Kerala consistently records among the highest accident counts per kilometre of road in national road accident statistics, though its fatality rate per accident is lower than several other states owing to better trauma care access.

Political speech · 5 Feb 2024 · Rail

Kerala's annual allocation has risen substantially in recent years and is mid-table among states. Several smaller states and states with less route kilometrage receive lower allocations. Per-route-kilometre, Kerala is close to the national average.

Social media posts · 15 Jan 2024 · Rail

The project was never formally cancelled. It remains a sanctioned project in Railway records, but work has been suspended since 2018-19 pending a cost-sharing agreement with the Kerala government. Suspension and cancellation are not the same thing.

Official statement · 11 Aug 2023 · Stations

Lifts have been installed at major stations, but a large number of NSG-5 and NSG-6 category stations in Palakkad division still have no lift or ramp access to platforms.

Common claim · 1 May 2022 · Rail

Shoranur Junction has the longest platform in the state and the largest number of platforms, and functions as the principal junction of the Kerala rail network.

Project promoters · 20 Nov 2021 · Rail

The four-hour figure comes from the project's own detailed project report and assumes design speeds, halt patterns and ridership that have not been independently validated. No comparable operating corridor in India currently achieves the assumed average speed.