“The Government of India is distributing ₹10,000 to poor and needy families for Diwali 2025”
Social media posts
Claim dated 17 Oct 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The Government of India has not announced any such scheme. The viral videos use AI-generated content featuring media personalities to deceive the public into sharing personal data on a suspicious website.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 October 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 22 October 2025, 5 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/2578807389184429
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.