Claim: Forbes has recently listed India as the most corrupt country in Asia. Fact: The news clipping shared in the post reports the Asia’s Five Most Corrupt Countries published by Forbes in March 2017. When we searched to check whether Forbes had listed India as the most corrupt country in Asia, we came to know that Forbes had listed India as the most corrupt country in their Asia’s Five Most Corrupt Countries report published in March 2017. With a higher bribery rate percentage of 69%, India was listed as the most corrupt country in Asia by Forbes. To sum it up, an old news clipping reporting the news of Forbes listing India as Asia’s most corrupt country in 2017 is shared as a recent one.

Source: Forbes August 02, 2022 12:23 UTC