“The Government of India has relaunched the Agnipath scheme as the Sainik Saman scheme with multiple changes.”
What FACTLY found
The viral document claiming that the government has relaunched the Agnipath scheme as the Sainik Saman scheme with multiple changes is fake. The Government of India has not taken any such decision so far. On 16 June 2024, the Government’s PIB Fact Check on X (Twitter) clarified that the Government of India has made no such decision regarding the Agnipath scheme and labeled the viral document as ‘fake’
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 June 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 18 June 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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.