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  "id": 718,
  "subject_type": "incident",
  "subject_id": 171,
  "field": "action",
  "value": "Twitter and Facebook blocked, corroborated by Newslaundry",
  "statement": "Newslaundry reported that Gaon Savera's Twitter account was withheld in India on a Tuesday and its Facebook page had been inaccessible since the preceding Monday.",
  "attribution": null,
  "source_id": 466,
  "evidence_quote": "The social media handles of independent news website Gaon Savera were blocked this week. The website's Twitter account was withheld in India on Tuesday, and its Facebook page has been inaccessible since Monday.",
  "evidence_date": "2023-08-23",
  "method": "outlet_report",
  "verified_at": "2026-09-22",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "status": "retired",
  "supersedes_id": null,
  "superseded_by": null,
  "supersede_reason": null,
  "batch_label": "v3-second-sources-2026-09-22",
  "created_at": "2026-09-23T02:22:48Z",
  "url": "https://thewaronnews.com/claims/718",
  "subject_url": "https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-india-blocks-gaon-savera-accounts",
  "source": {
    "id": 466,
    "url": "https://www.newslaundry.com/2023/08/23/gaon-saveras-social-media-handles-blocked-after-correspondence-from-indian-government",
    "final_url": "https://www.newslaundry.com/2023/08/23/gaon-saveras-social-media-handles-blocked-after-correspondence-from-indian-government",
    "title": "Gaon Savera's social media handles blocked after 'correspondence' from Indian government",
    "publisher": "Newslaundry (Indian independent outlet)",
    "published_on": "2023-08-23",
    "link_state": "live",
    "link_state_since": "2026-09-23T02:35:35Z",
    "wayback_url": null,
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  },
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  }
}