“The video shows journalist Sudhir Chaudhary reporting that from 01 July, all ration card holders will get ₹5,000 under a new scheme launched by the Government of India.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 1 Jul 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The Government of India has not announced any scheme offering ₹5,000 to all ration card holders. The viral video of Sudhir Chaudhary reporting this claim is digitally altered. The original video is from his DECODE episode on the Israel-Iran conflict and makes no mention of such a scheme.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 July 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 8 July 2025, 7 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DLkWJrrx9tH/
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