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FACT CHECK: Govt dismisses fake news on scholarship & free masks

<span style="color: #222222;">In an effort to guard against fake news being circulated on various platforms, we bring you our segment on Fact-Checking and Mythbusters.<br />'' <br />'' Government has dismissed a WhatsApp message claiming that it is providing Rs. 4,000 as scholarship for English medium students to study at home digitally.<br />'' <br />'' In a tweet, the Press Information Bureau termed the claim as fake. It clarified that there is no such scheme under the Central Government.<br />'' <br />'' The PIB has also rejected a social media message which claims that amidst Coronavirus Outbreak free masks are being distributed by the government under PM Mask Yojana.<br />'' <br />'' It said there is no such scheme and link shared in the message is fake.<br />'' <br />'' </span><br />

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