“Raam” Currency used in Maharshi Vedic City, Iowa, USA, is recognised as legal tender.”
What FACTLY found
The ‘Raam’ currency is used in Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa, USA. Maharishi Vedic City is the headquarters of the Global Country of World Peace (GCWP), an organisation founded in 2000 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the proponent of Transcendental Meditation. The GCWP introduced the ‘Raam’ currency in October 2001 in denominations of 1, 5, and 10 Raam notes. This currency is primarily used in Maharishi Vedic City and other GCWP centres. However, it has also seen limited circulation in some European c...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 March 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 7 March 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=642620948419803
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