A post is being circulated online, claiming that Prime Minister Modi is giving 28 days free recharge of ₹239 to all Indians so that people vote for BJP in the upcoming 2024 general elections.
Facebook users are sharing the post with the caption, “*प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी* के द्वारा सभी भारतीय यूजर्स को *₹239* का 28 दिन वाला *रिचार्ज फ्री* में दे रही है ताकि *2024 के चुनाव* में ज्यादा से ज्यादा लोग बीजेपी को वोट कर सकें और फिर से *BJP सरकार* बन सके। मैंने भी इससे अपना 28 दिन का फ़्री Recharge किया है, आप भी अभी नीचे दी गयी लिंक पर क्लिक करके 28 दिन का Free Recharge प्राप्त करें (Last Date – 25 August 2023)”
(English translation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is giving 28 days of recharge free of ₹239 to all Indian users so that in the 2024 elections maximum people can vote for BJP and form a BJP government again. I have also done my 28 days free recharge from this, you too click on the link given below to get 28 days free recharge (Last Date – 25 August 2023)
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post and found the claim to be false.
Firstly, we opened the link mentioned in the viral message, which led us to a YouTube channel named ‘official jio’. However, there were no videos or content on this channel. Moreover, this is not the offcial YouTube channel of Jio.
We also checked the official website and Twitter accounts of PM Modi and BJP but did not find any such announcements.
We also found that the fact-checking unit of the Press Information Bureau also refuted the viral claim.
NewsMobile has previously debunked similar posts on several occasions when a similar offer was attributed to states and Central governments. You can see the article here, here and here.
https://newsmobile.in/articles/2021/10/08/fact-check-no-centre-is-not-giving-a-free-3-month-recharge-plan-to-celebrate-record-vaccination/
Hence, we can conclude that the viral post is clickbait, and fake.
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