“Video of Anurag Thakur announcing the disbursement of pending Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears for the past 18 months, to central government employees”
What FACTLY found
There hasn’t been any official announcement recently from the central government regarding the release of Dearness Allowance arrears that were withheld during the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2023, the central government communicated to the Parliament its decision not to disburse the 18 months’ worth of Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears. The presently circulating video featuring Anurag Thakur has been digitally manipulated by integrating audio from a distinct source into the video where he is ta...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 January 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 13 January 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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