A message is being shared on social media with a claim that the Government of India has promised to give a 3-month free recharge plan to 100 million users for online study. The message also has a web link (https://www.freemb.xyz) to get the recharge done.
A Facebook user shared the message in Hindi which read: *भारत सरकार* द्वारा *online पढ़ाई* के लिए *100 Million* यूजर्स को *3 महीने* वाला Recharge Plan फ्री में देने का वादा किया है। अगर आपके पास *Jio* , *Airtel* या *Vi* का *Sim* हैं तो आप इस ऑफर का लाभ उठा सकते है ।मैंने फ्री रिचार्ज पाया, आप भी कर सकते हो। *नोट:-* नीचे दी गई लिंक पर क्लिक करके अपना फ़्री रीचार्ज प्राप्त करें 👉🏼 https://www.freemb.xyz *कृपया ध्यान दे:* यह ऑफर केवल *30 APRIL 2021* तक ही सिमित है!
(Translation: The Government of India has promised to give a free 3-month recharge plan for online study to 100 million users. If you have Jio, Airtel or Vi Sim, then you can take advantage of this offer. I found a free recharge, you can too. Note: – Get your free recharge by clicking on the link given below 👉🏼 https://www.freemb.xyz. Please note: this offer is limited to 30 APRIL 2021 only!)
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Fact Check
NewsMobile fact-checked the post and found it to be false.
Firstly, we searched for related news items but couldn’t find corroborating news reports.
We then clicked on the web link in the viral post and found out that the link was not accessible.
Also, if one looks at the web link (https://www.freemb.xyz) in the viral post, it doesn’t look like a government website. A government website generally has a domain with ‘gov.in’. Take a look at the GOI’s Digital India website link below.
On digging further, we found a tweet by the government’s nodal agency Press Information Bureau (PIB), in which it rejected the claim about the free 3-month free recharge plan to 100 million users by the government.
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
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) April 5, 2021
NewsMobile had debunked a similar fake post last year as well. Check the article below.
Don’t fall for this FAKE Jio news: Nita Ambani has not offered a free recharge scheme worth Rs. 349
Hence, from the above information, it is clear that the claim – that the union government has promised to give 3-month free recharge plan to 100 million users – is FALSE.
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