Fact-Checking of Reports in Kalamat-e Anjoman Using Archival Documents on the History of Kashan during the Qajar Era

This research aims to do a content review on the materials printed and published in “Kalamat-e Anjoman” about the history of Kashan. This study also assesses these materials using archival documents in order to confirm or refute the contents. This research used a descriptive/analytical method and the data were obtained from “Kalamat-e Anjoman” and archival documents. Findings show that Abdolrasol Madani’s, the book’s author, narrative of the social, economic, and political situation of Kashan during the Qajar era is close to the facts in the past; this is confirmed and corroborated by archival documents, hence his credible reports. This fact-checking study determines Abdolrasol Madani’s adopting a comprehensive view, paying heed to the lives of the underprivileged, even their daily habits such as smoking huka and opium, improper decorum, etc.