In a viral message on social media, a false claim is being made about the child helpline. It said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that people can call 1098 in India if someone is hosting a party and is left with food.
News Claim: In a viral message on social media, a false claim is being made about the child helpline. It said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that people can call 1098 in India if someone is hosting a party and is left with food. This is a helpline number for children. After calling, his team reaches home, collects all the remaining food and takes it with them.
News Verification: The viral claim turned out to be false. 1098 Child Helpline does not collect leftover food. This is the emergency helpline number of an organization working to protect and help the rights of children.
When we started searching for news with related keywords and we came across an article on Business Standard published on July 16, 2018. In which a clarification was issued by the Child Helpline regarding the viral message on social media. The child helpline 1098 is an emergency helpline, which provides assistance to children in distress, the report said. The helpline has nothing to do with leftover food.
On May 17, 2022, a tweet by PIB Fact Check was found, in which the claims being made about this message were said to be completely fake. View the tweet here.
A #Fake message circulating on social media claims that you can call on '𝟭𝟬𝟵𝟴' to prevent food wastage at functions#PIBFactCheck
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 17, 2022
▶️1098 is a childline emergency phone service that provides assistance to children in distress
▶️It doesn't pick up/distribute food to needy pic.twitter.com/y86K1CxTSr
News Verdict: During investigation, ayupp.com found that the child helpline 1098 does not collect the leftover food. The viral message is fake
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