“A viral circular allegedly from the letterhead of SRM University Registrar makes it mandatory for each and every female student of SRMIST KTR campus to have a boyfriend for security purposes. It further warns that single students will not be allowed to enter into premises. It also alleges to produce a recent picture with their boyfriend at the entry into the campus.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 25 Jan 2021.
Vishvas News rated thisFALSE
What Vishvas News found
Vishvas News investigation revealed the claim is fake. SRM University Registrar refuted the claims of sharing any such circular.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 25 January 2021. Vishvas News (India) looked into it and published its finding on 27 January 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
Links recorded by Vishvas News. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by Vishvas News, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.