Some social media posts claim that India has removed food and education from the CPI (Consumer Price Index) inflation calculation.

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❌ This claim is #Fake

As per the Expert Group Report on CPI, 2024:

✅ Food & Beverages carry a combined weight of 36.75%
◾️ Rural: 23.27%
◾️ Urban: 13.49%

✅ Education Services carry a combined weight of 3.33%
◾️ Rural: 1.32%
◾️ Urban: 2.01%

✅ Food and education continue to remain core components of the CPI basket

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Some images are being shared on social media claiming that a scanned copy of the Union Budget 2026–27 has been leaked on Telegram.

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❌ These images are #FAKE

✅ One of the images being circulated is NOT from the Union Budget 2026–27. It is from the Union Budget 2025–26, and the front page has been digitally edited to change the year.

✅ The other image being circulated is completely digitally created and does not belong to any Union Budget document.

⚠️Do not believe or forward unverified images or claims related to the Union Budget. Such misinformation can mislead the public and spread unnecessary panic.

#BudgetSession2026 #UnionBudget2026 #Budget2026

📢Have you also received an email asking you to download e-PAN Card❓

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⚠️This Email is #Fake

✅Do not respond to any emails, links, calls & SMS asking you to share financial & sensitive information

➡️Details on reporting phishing E-mails: https://incometaxindia.gov.in/pages/report-phishing.aspx

A video is being circulated on social media claiming that “Kashmiri freedom fighters” carried out coordinated attacks on Indian security force posts and convoys in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, killing more than ten soldiers

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❌ This claim is #Fake

✅The video being shared is old

✅ It is related to an accidental fire and gas cylinder blast reported in August 2025 in Kishtwar

🔗 https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/cylinder-blasts-amid-fire-in-jks-kishtwar-several-injured-2777839-2025-08-27

⚠️ Do not fall for such dubious claims being circulated on social media!

🚨 #DigitalArrest Alert!

In a letter purportedly issued by the Indian Cyber ​​Crime Coordination Center (I4C), several allegations are being leveled at the recipient & a reply is being sought to the letter to avoid an 'arrest warrant.'

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❌ The letter is #Fake!
It has NOT been issued by I4C or any organisation under the Government of India.

✅ This is a Digital Arrest Scam.
Scammers try to scare people with fake charges so they can steal personal information or money.

⚠️ Government agencies NEVER send arrest threats or legal notices through email, WhatsApp or social media.

🚨If you receive any such message:
•Don’t respond!
•Don’t share personal details!
•NEVER transfer money!

Did you also receive a message asking you to download & install an APK file to redeem SBI rewards❓

Beware ‼️

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❌ SBI NEVER sends links or APK files over SMS/WhatsApp

✔️Never download unknown files or click on such links

Have you also come across videos on social media where the Prime Minister, Union Finance Minister, or the RBI Governor appears to give investment advice❓

➡️In these clips, famous personalities seem to be promoting “guaranteed profits” 💰

⚠️Before you invest your money, understand the truth behind such promotional content through this video… 🎥

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🚨 सोशल मीडिया पर एक वीडियो साझा कर यह दावा किया जा रहा है कि 'भारत-अमेरिका व्यापार समझौते के तहत भारतीय बाजार को अमेरिकी किसानों के लिए खोले जाने से भारतीय किसानों को नुकसान होगा।'

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❌ यह दावा भ्रामक है।

✅ यह AI-जनरेटेड वीडियो भ्रम फैलाने के उद्देश्य से प्रसारित किया जा रहा है।

✅ भारत-अमेरिका व्यापार समझौते में भारतीय कृषि, विशेषकर कृषि एवं डेयरी क्षेत्र के हितों से कोई समझौता नहीं किया गया है।

✅ सभी मुख्य फसलें, मुख्य अनाज, फल और डेयरी उत्पाद सुरक्षित हैं और किसी भी ऐसे क्षेत्र के लिए बाजार नहीं खोला गया है, जो भारतीय किसानों के लिए नुकसानदेह हो सके।

🔗 भारत-अमेरिका व्यापार समझौते से संबंधित कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मंत्रालय की प्रेस विज्ञप्ति यहाँ पढ़ें: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2223896

🔗 केंद्रीय कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मंत्री शिवराज सिंह चौहान की प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस यहाँ देखे: https://x.com/OfficeofSSC/status/2020332934444773579?s=20 📺

🚨 Got an SMS saying your traffic challan is pending? STOP! Verify first.

Scammers are sending fake RTO e-challan links, APKs & PDFs via SMS/WhatsApp that look official. ⚠️

Clicking such links can compromise your OTPs and lead to unauthorised bank/UPI transactions.

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❌ Don’t click challan links from messages
❌ Never install APK files received on WhatsApp/SMS
✅ Verify only at: https://echallan.parivahan.gov.in

📲 Install apps from official stores only

🚨 बेरोजगारी भत्ता योजना के नाम पर हो रही धोखाधड़ी से सावधान

#Youtube चैनल 'Buddhsen92TechOfficial' के एक वीडियो में दावा किया जा रहा है कि "बेरोजगारी भत्ता योजना 2026" के तहत केंद्र सरकार द्वारा सभी बेरोजगार युवाओं को प्रतिमाह ₹2500/- दिए जाएंगे।

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❌ यह दावा #फर्जी है।

✅ केंद्र सरकार द्वारा ऐसी कोई योजना नहीं चलाई जा रही है।

⚠️ कृपया सतर्क रहिए। योजना के नाम पर किसी भी अनजान लिंक अथवा वेबसाइट पर अपनी निजी जानकारी साझा न करें अन्यथा आप वित्तीय धोखाधड़ी के शिकार हो सकते हैं।

🔹 युवाओं के लिए केंद्र सरकार द्वारा संचालित विभिन्न योजनाओं की जानकारी हेतु 'myscheme.gov.in/' पर विजिट कीजिए।

दावा : केंद्र सरकार द्वारा 'फ्री लैपटॉप योजना 2026' के तहत सभी छात्रों को नि:शुल्क लैपटॉप दिया जाएगा।

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❌ यू-ट्यूब चैनल 'ECICOMPUTERSKSIR' के वीडियो में किया जा रहा यह दावा फर्जी है।

✅ केंद्र सरकार द्वारा वर्तमान में 'फ्री लैपटॉप योजना' नहीं चलाई जा रही है।

▶️ विवरण - aicte.gov.in/sites/default/files/Circular_Fake%20News%20of%20Pradhanmantri%20Free%20Laptop%20Scheme.pdf

🔸 कृपया जनहित से जुड़ी योजनाओं की प्रामाणिक जानकारी हेतु संबंधित विभाग की आधिकारिक वेबसाइट विजिट कीजिए।

An Instagram post circulating on social media states that President Droupadi Murmu said that 'if a rape occurs in any state and the State government does not take action within 24 hours, the Chief Minister of that state should immediately resign.'

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✅ This claim is #fake.

✅ President Droupadi Murmu has NOT given any such statement.

🚨 Rely only on official government sources for verified information.

Have you also received an SMS stating that your package has arrived at the warehouse, further asking you to update your address details within 24 hours to avoid the package being returned❓

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❌ Beware! This message is #Fake

✅ India Post never sends such messages asking to update your address for delivering articles.

✅ Never click on such fraudulent links !!

An X post by a pro-Pakistani handle claims that clashes are currently ongoing between militants and the Indian Army in Poonch, in which several Indian army personnel were injured.

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✅ Beware! This claim is #fake.

✅ No such clashes are ongoing between militants and the Indian Army in Poonch, and no army personnel were hurt.

🚨Rely only on official Government sources for verified information!

An approval letter allegedly issued by HPCL is claiming to provide the LPG agency dealership/ distributorship.

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❌ This approval letter is #FAKE.

▶️ Visit the official website http://lpgvitarakchayan.in for authentic information.

Social media posts claim that an Agniveer fled from Rajouri, Jammu & Kashmir, carrying four AK rifle magazines, and that a search operation is underway.

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❌ This claim is #fake. No such incident has occurred.

❌ No magazines are missing.

✅ Please avoid sharing unverified or misleading information and rely only on official sources for updates.

A social media post claims that militants opened fire on an Indian Army vehicle in Rajouri, Jammu & Kashmir, followed by gunfire and an IED blast, injuring 12 soldiers

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❌ The claims made are #Fake

✅ No such incident of gunfire, IED blast, injuries, or loss of life has occurred.

✅ The shared clip is old and shows a controlled defusion of an IED recovered from a bag dropped by Pakistani drone in Poonch

Watch the original footage here: https://x.com/AdityaRajKaul/status/2006708178441089374?s=20

पंजाब केसरी में प्रकाशित एक आर्टिकल की हेडलाइन में यह दावा किया जा रहा है कि देश के ख़ज़ाने से ₹1.28 लाख करोड़ का सोना गायब हो गया है।

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❌ यह दावा #फर्जी है।

✅ RBI के अनुसार, 6 फरवरी को समाप्त हुए सप्ताह में गोल्ड रिज़र्व के मूल्य में गिरावट दर्ज की गई है, न कि गोल्ड रिज़र्व से कोई सोना गायब हुआ है।

▶️ वित्तीय आंकड़ों की सही जानकारी के लिए आरबीआई की आधिकारिक वेबसाइट देखें: https://rbi.org.in

A letter purportedly issued by LPG Vitarak Chayan is being circulated on social media, claiming allotment of an Indane LPG dealership and seeking a registration fee of ₹31,500.

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❌ This letter is FAKE and has NOT been issued by LPG Vitarak Chayan.

🚫 Stay vigilant and avoid sharing personal or financial details.

▶️ For authentic and verified information, refer only to the official website: http://lpgvitarakchayan.in

🚨 Deepfake Video Alert

A digitally manipulated video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being circulated online by Pakistani propaganda accounts, falsely claiming that Pakistan destroyed India's Rafale jets.

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✅ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has NOT made such a statement.

👉 Watch the original, unedited video of the Prime Minister’s speech here:
🔗 https://youtu.be/5wuFCgSnn9A

⚠️ Beware! Such manipulated videos are being deliberately shared to mislead the public as part of Pakistan’s ongoing misinformation campaign against India.

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If you come across such misleading or manipulated content, report it immediately:

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Claim: A tweet by China Pulse alleges that Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that the Chinese robot presented at Galgotia University is an Indian robot.

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❌ The Claim is false

▪️The Union Minister has nowhere stated that the robot presented by Galgotias University is an Indian robot.