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The Indian chef who brought curry to America - then vanished

1 source1 article First seen 9 hours ago Updated 9 hours ago United States Truth score 46

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Summary

Indian chef Ranji Smile opened America’s first Indian restaurant in 1901 - then became a fake prince.

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BBC News Center Factuality: Very high GB 9 hours ago
The Indian chef who brought curry to America - then vanished
Indian chef Ranji Smile opened America’s first Indian restaurant in 1901 - then became a fake prince.

Truth score

46/100Limited corroboration

Independent outlets: 1
Source reliability: 90/100
Sides of the spectrum covering it: 1/3
Propaganda risk: 0/100

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Coverage by lean

Centre 100%100%

Left: 0
Centre: 1
Right: 0
Not rated: 0

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Source quality

Average reliability: 90/100 (Very high)
Low-credibility outlets: 0%
State media: 0%
Opinion pieces: 0%

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United Kingdom1

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