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The claim

The video shows Rajat Sharma reporting that India has decided to reduce trade with the USA by 50% and will do all trade in INR.

Rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

FACTLY reports that the viral video does not show Rajat Sharma making the claimed statement about U.S. trade. It says the matching India TV News report, dated 17 July 2025, covered other stories and did not mention India–U.S. trade; the review also reports that Hive flagged the viral video as 99.9% AI-generated.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026