Will government of India provide free internet facilities for 3 months
News Claim: A Message is becoming viral on social media regarding many schemes of the Central Government. These days another message is going viral on social media, in which it is being claimed that the Government of India is providing free internet facilities for 3 months.
Viral on Social Media: 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।
News Verification: PIB has written in a tweet on its official Twitter handle that it is being claimed in a WhatsApp message that the Government of India is providing free internet to 100 million users for 3 months.
#FraudAlert
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) April 5, 2021
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
After the fact check, PIB has called this message completely fake. PIB said that everyone should beware of such messages going viral on social media. PIB asked people not to forward such messages. By being misled by such messages, you put your personal information and money at risk.
PIB has written in its fact check that no such announcement has been made by the Government of India. Do not share or forward any of your personal information on the link of any such fake message.
News Verdict ayupp.com: False