Fact Check: Free laptop for all students, government's approval to installation of 4G/5G towers? Here is what government says

The Press Information Bureau's official fact check Twitter handle 'PIB Fact Check' has alerted everyone about a text message scam.

Fact Check: Free laptop for all students, government's approval to installation of 4G/5G towers? Here is what government says
The fraud email claims that the Government of India is offering free laptops to all students. Pic: https://twitter.com/PIBFactCheck and Pixabay

PIB Fact Check has tweeted about this fake alert! The Press Information Bureau's official fact check Twitter handle 'PIB Fact Check' has alerted everyone about a text message scam.

The scam happens via a text message allegedly sent by the government. The fraud email claims that the Government of India is offering free laptops to all students. To which, PIB Fact Check has said that this text message is fake. The government is not running any such scheme.

"A text message with a website link is circulating with a claim that the Government of India is offering free laptops for all students. #PIBFactCheck: The circulated link is #Fake. The government is not running any such scheme," PIB Fact Check tweeted.

Apart from that, one more message is also circulating on the social media platform claiming that the government has approved the installation of 4G/5G towers in India.

The PIB rejected any such announcement under the Government of India and called it Fake News. They also alert people to never respond to such fraudulent emails/SMS.

"A #Fake message about the government's approval for the installation of 4G/5G towers is in circulation. #PIBFactCheck: No such announcement has been made by the Government of India. Never respond to such fraudulent emails/SMS," PIB tweeted.

Note: In case you also want to verify a certain piece of news, then you can mail to pibfactcheck@gmail.com.

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