Did PM Modi cut the price of petrol recently? Read- Fact Check

A video is getting viral on social media sites where Prime Minister Narendra Modi can be seen in a rally addressing People. Alongside Modi, Uttar Pradesh Deputy-Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, and Bharatiya Janata Party leader OP Mathur can be seen

People on social media are claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi suddenly has announced a cut on petrol prices.

A user writes, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a sudden reduction in the price of petrol.”

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Fact Check:

To investigate the viral video DFRAC Team ran a keyword search and found a video on the official Facebook Page, with the title, “LIVE: PM Shri Narendra Modi addressing Parivartan Rally in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh”. We also found the same video on PM Modi’s official YouTube channel with a similar title.

At the 3.39-second mark on that video, we saw the same background where the “Parivartan Maha Rally”, and “Mission 300+” banners could be seen.

Other than that, in the entire speech, nothing was said about cutting petrol prices.

Further, we found no recent report published by any mainstream media houses on this issue.

Conclusion:

It is clear through our investigation that the video is being shared with a misleading claim also, it is not of recent times but of the year 2016.