{"id":313807,"date":"2022-04-25T17:01:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T11:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apnlive.com\/?p=313807"},"modified":"2022-05-06T11:09:37","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T05:39:37","slug":"free-laptop-yojana-2021-fact-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/free-laptop-yojana-2021-fact-check\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Laptop Scheme: Is Modi govt giving free laptops to students? Here&#8217;s the fact check"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These days a text message with a website link is going viral on social media claiming that the Indian government is giving free laptops to all students across the country. However, this message and the link are completely bogus. According to PIB Fact Check, the link which is getting circulated online, among people is fake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A text message with a website link is circulating with a claim that the Government of India is offering free laptops for all students. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PIBFactCheck?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PIBFactCheck<\/a>: <br><br>\u25b6\ufe0fThe circulated link is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Fake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Fake<\/a>. <br><br>\u25b6\ufe0fThe government is not running any such scheme. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OkYDOY8ns5\">pic.twitter.com\/OkYDOY8ns5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PIBFactCheck\/status\/1518482387033673729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although, the government of India is not running any such scheme. The public is appealed to check the authenticity of any such tempting offer before believing it and then sending it to someone else. Also, avoid clicking on any unknown links, this can be a fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read Also<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apnlive.com\/jignesh-mevani-re-arrested\/\">Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani granted bail over negative tweets on PM Narendra Modi but re-arrested in another case<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Every link that you receive online is not reliable!<br><br>Be cautious of such links that lure you into winning lotteries, providing free gadgets &amp; data by sharing your personal information<br><br>Do not forward these messages with malicious links.<br><br>Stay aware! 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