New Delhi: After the false rumor of 2000 notes being discontinued from 31 December 2019, the discussion on the real and fake notes of 500 rupees has intensified on social media. A message about two 500 notes on social media is going viral. It is being said in the message that do not take 500 rupee note, in which the green stripe is near Mahatma Gandhi's photo, this type of note is being said to be fake. It is being said in the message that such notes should be taken from each other, where this strip is near the signature of the Governor i.e. that is in the middle of the note.

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The PIB's fact-checking team started investigating the viral post amid reports of the 500 rupee note being genuine and fake. PIB India, in its tweet, exposing the lie with its official Twitter @PIB_India handle, wrote that a TIKTOK video is going viral on WhatsApp, claiming that the green stripe near Gandhiji's photo is fake. PIB has also clarified that both these notes are acceptable currency. Press Information Bureau concludes that it is fake news.

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PIB has created a fact check unit to mark the fake news running on social media about the government and its policies. This unit has employees of PIB. Along with this, employees have also been appointed on contract from outside. This team monitors the posts being circulated on social media platforms like WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook.

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