FACT CHECK: Govt giving Rs 4,000 assistance under Corona Care Fund? Here's the truth
India TV NewsA claim is being made on WhatsApp that the government is providing financial assistance of Rs 4,000 under the 'Corona Care Fund Scheme'. Alerting the citizens not to fall prey to such claims, PIB said that it is being claimed in a message that under the 'Corona Care Fund Scheme', the Government of India will provide Rs 4,000 to everyone as financial assistance. In another fact check, earlier, a viral social media post made to look like a screenshot of a television channel claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced a nationwide lockdown from July 1 till July 31, also declaring the "beginning of the third wave". Sharing the image of the post on Twitter, the fact check wing clarified that no such announcement was made by the prime minister.
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