The claim
Videos showing Prime Minister Modi announcing a free smartphone scheme.
Original review summary
FACTLY reports that the videos were digitally altered by modifying audio from original footage. It says the footage came from Modi speeches in Gorakhpur on 24 February 2019 and Begusarai on 24 October 2025, and that neither speech announced a free smartphone scheme.[S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026