“Indian Government has decided to ban Instagram”
Social media posts
Claim dated 17 Jun 2023.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
No news reports validate the claim regarding the ban. The viral news graphic is a breaking news template of ‘1st India News’, and they have clarified that the graphic is morphed & fake
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 June 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 19 June 2023, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/CtlT3tQOKYq/
Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.
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.