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PIB Fact Check Debunks Deepfake Video of PM Modi's Gold Scheme

PIB Fact Check Debunks Deepfake Video of PM Modi's Gold Scheme
Fact Check: Did PM Modi announce free 1-tola gold scheme on Independence Day? Here's what the PIB unit says · livemint.com

A video on the internet showed Prime Minister Modi saying the government would give people a piece of gold for free.

But that video was not real.

Someone used a computer trick called a deepfake to make it look like the Prime Minister said those words.

The government's fact-checking team, called PIB Fact Check, looked into the video.

They said the Prime Minister never made such an announcement.

The video came from an Instagram page that was not an official government source.

The team said the claim is fake and people should not believe it.

They also said people should not share such videos without checking first.

To know about real government schemes, people can visit the official website called MyScheme.

If people see suspicious videos, they can report them to PIB Fact Check.

It is important to check facts before believing what we see online.

Key facts

Claim
Government offering one tola of gold free to Aadhaar card holders
Verdict
Fake, according to PIB Fact Check
Source of claim
Instagram page 'indiamobileyojna'
Method
Digitally manipulated/deepfake video of PM Modi's speech
Official verification
MyScheme website for authentic scheme details
Reporting contacts
+91 8799711259 and [email protected]
Date context
15 August Independence Day announcement claim

Quotes

PIB Fact Check unit

Indian Press Information Bureau fact‑checking team

“Please stay alert. Do not fall for such tempting and misleading claims.”
livemint.com
“The video circulating online had been digitally altered. ”
livemint.com

Sources

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