An image purportedly shared by the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is going viral on the internet to claim that the group has recently announced the withdrawal of all its plans by 30 September.
An archive of the post can be found here.
(Source: Facebook/Screenshot)
(More archives of similar such claims can be viewed here and here.)
What is the truth?: LIC has not issued any such announcement regarding the withdrawal of its plans.
Press Information Bureau's (PIB) fact-checking wing, on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, clarified that the viral claim is fake.
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How did we find that out?: We went through the official website of the LIC to check the recent press releases issued by the group.
Team WebQoof did not find any release on the website that talked about the withdrawal of all its plans.
The last one was published on 2 September, which mentioned about the celebration its 68th anniversary.
No such press release was issued by the group.
(Source: LIC/Screenshot)
PIB clarifies on X: The official X handle of PIB's fact-checking wing clarified that the viral notice is "fake." The post that was shared on 2 September further clarified that no such announcement has been made by the LIC.
Conclusion: This notice announcing the withdrawal of all plans was not issued by the LIC.
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