Claim: A recent news video of Republic TV reporting about the ban on Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media sites in India.
Fact-check: Old media reports shared as the recent news about the government enforcing a ban on Facebook and other social media sites in India - FACTLY
Verdict: the video shared in the post shows an old news report published by republic tv on 26 may 2021. in the video, the republic tv anchor discussed the possibility of facebook, twitter, whatsapp, and other social media platforms facing bans if they fail to adhere to the new intermediary guidelines announced by the government in february 2021. lately, the government of india has not imposed any ban on facebook and whatsapp. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Dilip Kumar Sripada
Date published: 2023-09-11T11:56:58