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“An article reporting the huge drop in Petrol and Diesel prices across the country”
Social media posts Claim dated 18 Oct 2022.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

The article shared in the post doesn’t mention anything about the reduction in petrol and diesel prices. No such drastic reduction in Petrol and Diesel prices was announced recently in the country. As on 19 October 2022, the Retail Selling Price (RSP) of Petrol in Delhi is 96.72 Rs/ltr and the RSP of Diesel in Delhi was 89.62 Rs/ltr. The current RSPs of Petrol and Diesel in Haryana are 97.51 Rs/ltr and 90.35 Rs/ltr. The article shared in the post is a clickbait article created for attracting ...

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In short

This claim spread on social media around 18 October 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 19 October 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

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