“Image of Telangana government G.O. stating all shops and commercial shops will be closed from 6 pm to 8 am till 30 April 2021”
What FACTLY found
Telangana government has not issued any such G.O about closure of shops and commercial establishments. Various government representatives through social media posts have stated the same and reiterated that this is fake. The viral G.O. is digitally created by extracting the excerpts from the 1st and 4th page of a G.O. copy dated 22 March 2020, which issued guidelines regarding the lockdown for the first time in the state
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 April 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 2 April 2021, 1 day 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.