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Northern Railway

18 Sep 2023

Fact Check: Did Railways Spend Rs 41,000 To Catch One Rat In Lucknow Division?

Press Information Bureau (PIB) claimed that the reports saying Lucknow Division of Northern spent Rs 41,000 on catching one rat are misleading and provided clarification on it.

31 Mar 2023

Fact Check: Do Consumers Need To Update Their Electricity Bills?

Customers receive letter allegedly from ministry of power to update bills to avoid disconnected. PIB in fact check found those letters fake and urge customers be cautious and vigilant.

27 Jan 2023

Do You Face Difficulty Spotting FAKE NEWS? Here are FIVE STEPS to Check Them

Fake News is a major problem in these times on Social Media. Here are five steps to detect fake news. Is there a scheme giving loans on 2% interest through Aadhaar card under PM Yojana?

10 Jan 2023

Is India oil offering a chance to win fuel subsidy worth Rs 6000? Here's truth

PIB debunks the fraud of Indian oil fuel subsidy gift worth Rs 6000. It warns customers that no such scheme is running by Indian oil for customers. PIB confirms that scribbling on notes won't make them invalid.

06 Jan 2023

FACT CHECK: Is Niti Aayog planning to privatise some public sector banks?

Press Information Bureau called those media reports fake that claimed NITI Aayog released the list of public banks going to privatisation. PIB in its press release on Friday said that no such list as mentioned in the media reports has been shared by NITI Aayog in any form. Some media reports were circulating in the past claiming that NITI Aayog had released the list of public banks that are going to become private.

Income Tax department

20 May 2022

Taxpayers, ALERT! Income Tax Dept issues warning against fraud messages

Income Tax Department advised the public not to share their personal or financial details with anyone. The department said that it never asks for any such details. PIB’s fact checking department said that the Income Tax department isn’t running any lucky draw schemes.

Reserve Bank of India

21 Jan 2022

Fact Check: Received RBI e-mail offering Rs 4.62 crores? Check the truth

PIB’s fact-checking handle @PIBFactCheck said that the mail is fake. The fake RBI e-mail appears to be a new way used by fraudsters to loot innocuous internet users. PIB attached a press release by the RBI pointing that the email is fake.

State Bank of India

07 Jan 2022

Received ‘Your SBI account has been blocked’ message? Check if it's real

The fraud messages have created a panic in the public. PIB has published a fact check claiming that the message is fake. PIB has clarified that people should not respond to any such SMS and emails.

07 Dec 2021

Should you not accept Rs 500 note with green strip near Mahatma Gandhi's pic?

Be vigilant about your money PIB debunks a rumour

Ministry of Co-operation

07 Jul 2021

Modi government creates Ministry of Co-operation: Top 5 things to know

The newly established ministry is expected to streamline the existing process to make doing business in India easier than ever for co-operatives.

11 Jun 2021

COVID vaccine turning you magnetic? Check out the bizarre claim

Anand Sonar claims metal objects are sticking to his body after vaccination Health experts say investigations are needed but there's no link to vaccination PIB has asked people not to believe in baseless facts

05 Jun 2021

WhatsApp message offering free internet for 3 months is fake, PIB raises alert

PIB has warned that the message offering free internet is a fraud. PIB raised an alert on the microblogging site, Twitter. It has urged WhatsApp users to completely ignore such messages.

26 Apr 2021

Fact Check: Smoking will not save you from COVID, PIB thrashes media reports

The PIB took cognisance of some media reports claiming that a CSIR survey revealed smokers and vegetarians are less vulnerable to COVID-19. PIB shared a post on its social media saying that such reports are in fact inconclusive.

13 Nov 2020

PIB Fact check: Another lockdown in India from December 1? Here's the truth

A viral tweet claimed that the government is planning to reimpose another lockdown from December 1 to combat the spread of coronavirus. Government fact check wing PIB denied any such claim and termed it fake. PIB clarified that there no such plan to reimposing another lockdown in India by the government yet.

13 Oct 2020

Government to provide jobs to unemployed citizens, myth or reality?

A message claiming that the government has decided to provide job opportunities to unemployed citizens through Rojgar Yojana, has gone viral on WhatsApp and other social media platforms. The message claims that the government has taken this step in the wake of rising unemployment in the country and citizens can earn up to Rs 1000-2000 per day, from the comfort of their homes. The message asks users to click on a link to register online.

01 Sep 2020

Centre not seeking sensitive personal data for the registration of Health ID,

Centre not seeking sensitive personal data for the registration of Health ID, warned PIB In a tweet, the PIB said that fake news is being spread that people will have to submit crucial personal details as sexual orientation, political views, caste etc for registering themselves for health ID, The PIB made it clear that the government is not asking for sensitive personal information for the registration of health ID

Fake Pradhan Mantri Berojgar Bhatta Yojana

24 Jul 2020

Fake Pradhan Mantri Berojgar Bhatta Yojana link being pushed through WhatsApp

Fake Pradhan Mantri Berojgar Bhatta Yojana link is being pushed through WhatsApp PIB has aked Indian users to remain vigilant PIB has said there is no such programme either implemented by the Centre and there is no such proposal pending for discussion It said that this is a fake link and youths are advised not to fall prey to it.

20 Jul 2020

COVID-19 is a virus, can’t be treated with aspirin, tweets PIB fact check

Social media is full of information related to coronavirus COVID-19 but the reality is most of these information disseminated through Facebook posts and Whatspp forwards are fake. It would not be wrong to say that these misleading information only add on to the panic among people. However, the governments at both Central as well as State levels are making efforts to to debunk the fake news to protect people from the wave of misinformation.

17 May 2020

Overcrowded train with migrants from Maharashtra to WB? PIB fact checks

Since the outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19 and the nationwide lockwide imposed in India to curb the spread of the deadly pathogen, there has been several fake news articles, viral stories, photos and videos on circulating on social media platforms.

19 Apr 2020

UPSC exams cancelled due to COVID-19? No, it's fake news: PIB's fact check

The Press Information Bureau (PIB) refuted news doing the rounds about the cancellation of all Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exams in view of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. The government agency tweeted a fact-check on its official twitter handle calling the information as fake.

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