“Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, denouncing the news of a Telegram ban in India and assuring that Telegram will not be banned.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 27 Aug 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The Indian Prime Minister Modi did not tweet assuring that Telegram would not be banned in India. An analysis conducted using a Twitter analytics tool confirmed this. The viral screenshot has been digitally manipulated.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 August 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 28 August 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/jibanjiieee1/posts/pfbid0edepYvjh2nJTmgCUYJaAsq5CevRVzzVva7oWe6z…
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