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The claim

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that there are no poor people in India, that people only pretend to be poor, and that people are buying large quantities of gold and silver.

Rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

FACTLY found no evidence that Sitharaman made the alleged remarks. It reports that the viral graphic was digitally edited from a Molitics India post about employment figures, not poverty or gold and silver.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026