{"id":1278424,"date":"2024-02-01T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T04:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1278424"},"modified":"2024-02-01T10:07:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T04:37:27","slug":"free-laptops-3-day-working-week-2-rumors-about-budget-2024-that-pib-has-dismissed-as-fake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/free-laptops-3-day-working-week-2-rumors-about-budget-2024-that-pib-has-dismissed-as-fake\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Laptops, 3-Day Working Week: 2 Rumors About Budget 2024 That PIB Has Dismissed As Fake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With the union budget around the corner, misleading claims around the announcements expected from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman are doing the rounds. PIB Fact Check has clarified regarding two <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/gadgets-news\/3-day-week-off-to-be-announced-by-union-finance-minister-in-the-budget-message-on-social-media-is-fake\/articleshow\/107294627.cms\">fake viral posts<\/a> propagating falsehoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ify-1.png\" alt=\"Free Laptops, 3-Day Working Week: 2 Rumors About Budget 2024 That PIB Has Dismissed As Fake \" class=\"wp-image-1278430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ify-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ify-1-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ify-1-768x357.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bogus &#8220;Free Laptop Scheme&#8221; Dupes Citizens<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A scam in circulation promises students free laptops from the government through a poster titled \u201cPrime Minister Free Laptop Scheme 2023-24\u201d. PIB Fact Check confirms the Ministry of Education has no such ongoing initiative distributing complimentary laptops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scammers still allure victims via the professionally designed but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/technology\/tech-news\/beware-of-fake-government-scheme-free-laptop-fffer-scam-circulating-online-pib-fact-check-reveals-details-11685769305601.html\">error-ridden poster<\/a> to share personal details on a purported official portal for receiving laptops. Thus users should steer clear of such shady offers using the government&#8217;s brand name illegally for extraction of sensitive information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An image circulating on social media claims that the Union Finance Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nsitharaman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nsitharaman<\/a> will announce a 3-day week off policy in the next <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Budget?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Budget<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PIBFactCheck?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PIBFactCheck<\/a><br><br>\u2714\ufe0fThis claim is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fake<\/a><br><br>\u2714\ufe0fNo such proposal has been floated by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FinMinIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FinMinIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XYIy4DmkKB\">pic.twitter.com\/XYIy4DmkKB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PIBFactCheck\/status\/1752592545966854197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rumours of 3-Day Week-Off Policy Also Dispelled<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another viral image claims Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will announce a 3-day weekly leave policy for companies in her February 1 budget speech. Fact checkers debunk this as absolutely fake news with no credible basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They urge citizens to desist sharing unverified claims at will on social platforms. Checking authentic government sources like PIB Fact Check is advised before propagating budget expectations to prevent misinformation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the union budget around the corner, misleading claims around the announcements expected from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman are doing the rounds. PIB Fact Check has clarified regarding two fake viral posts propagating falsehoods. Bogus &#8220;Free Laptop Scheme&#8221; Dupes Citizens A scam in circulation promises students free laptops from the government through a poster titled [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":1278430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[688,237,4562],"class_list":["post-1278424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-budget","tag-budget-2024","tag-budget-rumors"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Free Laptops, 3-Day Working Week: 2 Rumors About Budget 2024 That PIB Has Dismissed As Fake - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile &amp; Startups<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/free-laptops-3-day-working-week-2-rumors-about-budget-2024-that-pib-has-dismissed-as-fake\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Free Laptops, 3-Day Working Week: 2 Rumors About Budget 2024 That PIB Has Dismissed As Fake - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile &amp; Startups\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With the union budget around the corner, misleading claims around the announcements expected from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman are doing the rounds. 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