“The video shows Rajat Sharma reporting that India has decided to reduce trade with the USA by 50% and will do all trade in INR.”
What FACTLY found
The viral video does not show Rajat Sharma reporting that India has decided to reduce trade with the USA by 50% and conduct it only in INR. The original India TV News report from 17 July 2025 shows him covering other stories such as a hospital murder in Patna, Nitish Kumar’s electricity announcement, political clashes in Maharashtra, the Ahmedabad plane crash, the ED chargesheet against Robert Vadra, and floods in Jammu & Kashmir. Nowhere does he mention India–USA trade relations. Moreover, A...
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 September 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 17 September 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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