Social media has been inundated with misinformation and fake news since the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic hit India, but we must bear this in mind that not everything we read on the internet is true.
Now, a YouTube video claiming that the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Center is giving a cash amount of Rs 3,000 in everyone’s accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Mandhan Yojana, has gone viral on the internet.
However, the Center has made no such announcement and the video is completely false.
To discredit the fake news, the Press Information Office (PIB) in a tweet wrote: “Claim: In a #YouTube video, it is claimed that the central government is giving a cash amount of Rs 3000 per month in the accounts of everyone under Pradhan Mantri Mandhan Yojana.
#PIBFactCheck – This claim is false. The central government does not pay 3,000 rupees per month under any such scheme. “
दावा: एक #Youtube वीडियो में यह दावा किया जा रहा है कि केंद्र सरकार प्रधानमंत्री मानधन योजना के तहत सभी के खातों में प्रति माह 3000 रुपए की नगद राशि दे रही है।#PIBFactCheck: यह दावा फ़र्ज़ी है। केंद्र सरकार ऐसी किसी योजना के तहत प्रति माह 3000 रुपए नहीं दे रही है। pic.twitter.com/ZwcFRNfijt
– Verification of GDP data (@PIBFactCheck) October 5, 2020
The GDP data verification arm was launched in December 2019 to curb the misinformation and fake news that are prevalent on the internet.
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He stated that his objective was “to identify misinformation related to government policies and schemes circulating on various social media platforms.”
The government has repeatedly urged people not to share such fake news and to only trust reliable sources before sharing this type of information.
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