“RBI issued new guidelines to banks to treat scribbled notes as invalid”
What FACTLY found
RBI did not issue any such new guidelines stating scribbled bank notes as invalid. RBI on their website clearly stated that all bank notes with writings or colour stains on them will continue to be legal tender, provided they are decipherable. Lately, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) through a tweet clarified the same saying that bank notes with scribblings on them will still continue to be legal tender
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 January 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 January 2023, 2 days 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.