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The claim

A new ₹500 currency note bearing the image of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has been officially released.

Original publisher’s rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

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Original review summary

FACTLY reports that neither the Reserve Bank of India nor the Central Government announced a ₹500 note featuring Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. It says the viral image of President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding the note was AI-generated.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: FACTLY. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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