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The claim

The video shows journalist Sudhir Chaudhary reporting that from 01 July, all ration card holders will get ₹5,000 under a new scheme launched by the Government of India.

Rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

FACTLY found that the viral video was digitally altered and that the Government of India had not announced a scheme offering ₹5,000 to all ration card holders. The original footage was from Sudhir Chaudhary’s 23 June 2025 DECODE episode about the Israel-Iran conflict, and did not mention such a scheme.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026