“Free banking services to discontinue from 20 January 2023 – RBI”
Social media posts
Claim dated 28 Dec 2022.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The news clip shared in the viral post is a clipped version of a news bulletin published by Zee Business in January 2018. Reportedly, in 2018 when this news went viral, the Government of India clarified that the claim was baseless
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 December 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 3 January 2023, 6 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.