“A recent news video of Republic TV reporting about the ban on Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media sites in India”
What FACTLY found
The video shared in the post shows an old news report published by Republic TV on 26 May 2021. In the video, the Republic TV anchor discussed the possibility of Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and other social media platforms facing bans if they fail to adhere to the new intermediary guidelines announced by the government in February 2021. Lately, the Government of India has not imposed any ban on Facebook and WhatsApp
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 11 September 2023. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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