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The Thuggee cult was a real organized criminal group.
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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that the Thuggee cult was a real organized criminal group?
Unclear. Several reference and scholarly sources describe the Thuggees as an organized gang of robbers and murderers operating in colonial India, though some frame the 'cult' characterization as a British colonial portrayal. No source fully settles the claim at the strength asserted.
Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 5 sources for, 0 against · Last checked
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Thuggee. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuggee
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Thuggee. (n.d.). dbpedia.org. http://dbpedia.org/resource/Thuggee
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Singha, R. (1993). ‘Providential’ Circumstances: The Thuggee Campaign of the 1830s and Legal Innovation. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0026749x00016085
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WAGNER, K. A. (2007). THUGGEE AND SOCIAL BANDITRY RECONSIDERED. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0018246x07006103
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in.ernet.dli.2015.96912. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.96912
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