“The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon issue a new ₹5000 note.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 1 Jan 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has neither released nor issued any circular about a ₹5000 note. Additionally, a post on the official X handle of PIB Fact Check dated 04 January 2025 debunked the claim as ‘fake,’ stating that RBI has made no decision regarding the release of ₹5000 banknotes.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 January 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 6 January 2025, 5 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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