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“The Government of India is offering free electric cycles to school-children or students.”
Social media posts Claim dated 17 Nov 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

Neither the Government of India nor any state government is offering a free electric cycle for school-going children or students. The video claiming that Prime Minister Modi announced a free electric bicycle scheme for students is fake and has been digitally altered. It is also important to note that no state government in India is providing free electric bicycles to school-going children or students. However, several state governments do offer free regular bicycles to students, particularly ...

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 17 November 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 18 November 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

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