A post is being circulated online, claiming that Jio, Airtel and Vi users are getting free recharge because industrialist Gautam Adani has become the richest person in Asia.
The post carried a link and it was also mentioned that the offer is valid up to September 30, 2022.
The message reads:*गौतम अडानी जी को एशिया का सबसे अमीर व्यक्ति बनने की ख़ुशी में सभी भारतीय यूजर्स* को *3 महीने* का रिचार्ज फ्री में दिया जा रहा है। अगर आपके पास *Jio*, *Airtel* या *Vi* का सिम हैं तो आप इस ऑफर का लाभ उठा सकते है । *नोट:-* नीचे दी गई लिंक पर क्लिक करके अपना फ़्री रीचार्ज प्राप्त करें।
*कृपया ध्यान दे:* यह ऑफर केवल *30 SEPTEMBER 2022* तक ही सिमित है!जल्दी करें..!https://wa.link/htvxp0 (English translation: Three months free recharge has been given to all Indian users after Gautam Adani ji became the richest person in Asia. If you have Jio, Airtel or Vi SIM, then you can avail this offer. Note: Get your free recharge by clicking on the link below.
PLEASE ATTENTION: This offer is valid till 30 SEPTEMBER 2022 only! Hurry up..! https://wa.link/htvxp0)
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post, and found it to be false.
We could not find any news report corroborating the above claim.
Most of the links given in the post were inaccessible. Some links even lead to a warning, stating that it is dangerous.
Social media handles of Gautam Adani and Adani Group have also not highlighted any such announcements.
NewsMobile has previously debunked similar posts on several occasions when the similar offer was attributed to states and Central governments. You can see the article here, here and here.
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Hence, we can conclude that the viral post is a clickbait, and fake.
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