New Delhi: A new viral video is creating panic and false excitement across WhatsApp groups in the name of a government scheme that does not exist. The 30-second clip claims that the Government of India is offering three months of free mobile recharge to every citizen as a special Chhath Puja gift. The video is edited to look like a news bulletin, complete with ticker text and a presenter-style voiceover, which is why many people believed it and started forwarding it without checking its authenticity.

However, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) Fact Check team has officially labelled the video as fake. In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), PIB clearly stated that no such announcement has been made by the government and urged users not to fall for such fraudulent content. This is part

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