Fake Article Shared as Narayan Murthy Promoting Investment Platform

There is no evidence to support the fact that Murthy indeed promoted such an investment platform.

Fact-Check | The article was fake and was not published by The Indian Express.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

A report purportedly published by The Indian Express is going viral on social media platforms with a claim that former Infosys chairman Narayana Murthy is promoting an investment platform.

• The screenshot was posted with a caption that said, "A project that guarantees 2,000,000 income to Indian citizens who invest 21,000."

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: Facebook/Screenshot)

(You can view archives of similar such posts here and here.)

What is the truth?: There is no evidence to support the claim that Murthy was promoting such an investment platform.

How did we find that out?: At first, we noticed that the screenshot of the article seemed off and did not follow the structure that are usually seen in the articles published in The Indian Express.

• We compared the screenshot to an actual article posted in the media outlet's official website.

• It could be clearly seen that the headline is not all caps, and there are other sections.

• The actual website, too, looks different.

The article was published on 7 April.

(Source: Indian Express/Screenshot)

Similar stories that we debunked: Team WebQoof has previously debunked similar stories, where screenshots of purportedly articles from The Indian Express and Hindustan Times were shared as well.

• You can read the fact-check reports here and here.

The report was published on 7 March.

(Source: The Quint)

Conclusion: It is evident that the screenshot about Narayana Murthy promoting an investment platform is fake.

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