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houses more than 1,800,000 books
The Goa State Central Library’s collection is about 1.8 lakh books, not 1.8 million.
Full reasoning
This sentence appears to have inflated the library’s holdings by a factor of ten. Official Goa government sources describe the Krishnadas Shama Goa State Central Library as having more than 1.8 lakhs of books—that is, about 180,000 books, not 1,800,000.
Evidence:
- The library’s own official history page says: “The library has more than 1.8 lakhs of books in different languages...”
- A Government of Goa citizen charter likewise states: “State Central Library has more then 1.8 Lakhs book collection...”
So the article’s claim that the library “houses more than 1,800,000 books” is incorrect; it should be roughly 180,000 books.
2 sources
- Brief History | Krishnadas Shama Goa State Central Library
The library has more than 1.8 lakhs of books in different languages like English, Hindi, Marathi, Konkani, Portuguese since its inception.
- Government of Goa – Directorate of Art & Culture Citizen Charter
State Central Library has more then 1.8 Lakhs book collection, in different Languages like English, Hindi, Marathi, Konkani, Portuguese, since 1832.
Government of Japan's Furushima Prefecture region
Japan has no “Furushima Prefecture”; the prefecture involved was Fukushima.
Full reasoning
The place name in this sentence is incorrect. Japan’s prefectural governments include Fukushima Prefecture, but there is no Japanese prefecture called “Furushima.”
A source on the new-capital proposal itself describes it as an urban proposal for a new administrative capital city in Fukushima prefecture, Japan. Separately, the National Diet Library’s official list of Japanese local governments identifies Fukushima as one of Japan’s 47 prefectures. That means the article’s wording “Furushima Prefecture region” is factually wrong and should read Fukushima Prefecture.
2 sources
- Architron Design Consultants – Japan New Capital City- New Tokyo
A City Nestling in the Forest Urban proposal for a new administrative capital city for Japan in the Fukushima prefecture, Japan.
- National Diet Library – List of websites of Japanese local governments
Japan consists of 47 prefectures... 福島(Fukushima)