“The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched new ₹500 plastic currency notes that do not feature Mahatma Gandhi’s photograph.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 3 Jun 2026.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has not launched any new ₹500 plastic currency notes without Mahatma Gandhi’s photograph. Neither the RBI nor the Central Government has announced the issuance of such a banknote, and the viral image is AI-generated.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 June 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 8 June 2026, 5 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/navnit.saini.127/posts/pfbid028ifhLgSqSqY5r2HbkrDQ353brnMGmNx4YW…
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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.