Claim: Verified or unverified advisories and orders by the government are another major hit among India's chronic forwarders. A WhatsApp forward which looked like an order from the Government of Jammu and Kashmir read that the high speed  internet services will be restored in the State by March 25. It also warned people that any misuse of internet facilities will result in legal action. The message, attributed to the principal secretary to the government, also had his signatures.
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Verdict: this was fake news as the government in its clarification said that they have no plan to restore 4g internet in the state.
Organisation: First Check
Author: Deepika Khurana
Date published: 2020-06-12T00:13:42