New Delhi (NVI): A WhatsApp message claims that the Indian government is providing free internet services to 100 million users for three months.
Debunking the claims, the government’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) Fact Check wing said the message was fake.
It further stated that no such announcement has been made by the Government of India.
PIB took to Twitter and wrote in Hindi, “A #WhatsApp message claims that the Indian government is providing free internet to 100 million users for 3 months.
#PIBFactCheck : This claim is #fake. No such announcement has been made by the Government of India.”
एक #WhatsApp मैसेज में दावा किया जा रहा है कि भारत सरकार 3 महीने के लिए 100 मिलियन उपयोगकर्ताओं को मुफ्त इंटरनेट प्रदान कर रही है। #PIBFactCheck: यह दावा #फ़र्ज़ी है। भारत सरकार द्वारा ऐसी कोई घोषणा नहीं की गयी है। pic.twitter.com/31wQ96LSxA
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) April 5, 2021
The Press Information Bureau launched this fact-checking unit in December 2019, to identify misinformation related to the government’s policies and schemes that are circulating on various social media platforms.
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