“A Navbharat Times graphic quotes Prime Minister Narendra Modi as appealing to women to sell their gold and deposit the proceeds in their bank accounts.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 5 Jun 2026.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
There is no evidence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made such a statement, and no such report was published by Navbharat Times. Both Navbharat Times and PIB Fact Check have clarified that the viral graphic is fake and falsely attributes the statement to the Prime Minister.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 June 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 10 June 2026, 5 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/vinod.k.chand/photos/so-theremothers-and-sisters-have-been-asked…
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