“Income Tax Department has extended the deadline to file Income Tax Returns (ITR) for the assessment year 2025–26 to 30 September 2025”
Social media posts
Claim dated 16 Sep 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The Income Tax Department has clarified that the circular is fake. The actual extension was only from 15 September 2025 to 16 September 2025, and no further extension has been announced.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 16 September 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 17 September 2025, 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.