The video of a news bulletin featuring an anchor discussing changes in banking regulations is widely shared on social media. According to the video, extra fee will be levied on self-checks and Internet banking, among other things. People are sharing this video, claiming that these changes will come into effect from January 20, 2023.
The video is shared on Facebook with a caption: “Changes in Banking Rule from 20.01.2023”
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be MISLEADING.
Performing a Reverse Image Search with relevant keywords, we traced a Facebook page with the same viral video, dated December 20, 2018.
The longer version of the same viral video was also carried by a YouTube page on January 7, 2018, with a caption: “Acche din aagaye.. 20 January se bank charges mein bhari bharkam izafa zee business ki report.”
But a tweet by former finance secretary Rajiv Kumar, dated January 10, 2018, stated that no such proposals to discontinue free services on January 20 had been made. He called this information “rumours,” and added that no blanket rule had been imposed.
In another tweet dated January 10, 2018, Kumar tweeted a press release from Indian Banks’ Association, which also clarified that a blanket removal is neither moved by other banks nor such a thing is contemplated”.
No proposal by Banks to discontinue free services from 20th January. Pure Rumours. Pl Ignore , advises Indian Banking Association clarifying that rumours in section of social media are baseless and no such blanket removal.@finmin@pmoindia@PIB@ ANI
— Rajiv kumar (@rajivkumarec) January 10, 2018
The Reserve Bank of India issued several new rules requiring banks to renew locker agreements with their customers. Changes to the National Pension System (NPS) and credit card rewards have also been announced, but we did not find any rules that were similar to those mentioned in the viral video.
Indian Bank Association clarification on rumours on discontinuation of free services by Banks@pmoindia@finmin@PTI@ANI pic.twitter.com/liA89uF6cJ
— Rajiv kumar (@rajivkumarec) January 10, 2018
Thus, an old video is falsely shared as recent changes in baking rules.
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