Fact-Check: Is Zepto Delivering Cars in 10 Minutes? No, Claim is Misleading!

The viral claim is misleading, as Zepto only offers a test drive of the latest Škoda car in India.

A misleading claim which states that quick commerce platform Zepto is delivering cars in ten minutes has gone viral on social media.

(Source: X/Altered by The Quint)

Social media users are sharing posts claiming that quick-commerce company Zepto will now deliver Škoda cars in 10 minutes.

• Some claims also include a video showing a car with a cover bearing Zepto's branding, first shared by Zepto and Škoda India.

An archived version of this post can be seen here.

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(Archived versions of more claims can be seen here and here.)

Is it true?: No, the claim is misleading.

• Zepto CEO Aadit Palicha clarified that the platform was offering test drives of a newly launched Škoda model, but was not selling cars yet.

How did we find out the truth?: We went to Zepto's Instagram account to watch the video carefully.

• Here, we saw that the video showed a specific car model, the Škoda Kylaq, but did not provide any specific details.

• We then ran a keyword search with the term 'Škoda Kylaq Zepto' which showed us many news reports.

• One such article by Hindustan Times' automobile vertical said that the quick-commerce website had partnered with Skoda to offer test drives to customers in 10 minutes.

The report said that the platform was providing test drives for the Kylaq.

(Source: HT Auto/Screenshot)

Similar reports by Outlook Business and ETV Bharat, too, said that the platform offered test drives.

• None of the reports mentioned that Zepto was selling cars.

• We also came across a statement by Zepto's CEO Aadit Palicha on LinkedIn, where he clarified that they were "not delivering cars in 10 minutes... yet."

• Palicha added that users could get "a test drive of the Škoda Kylaq for now"."

Conclusion: Quick-commerce platform Zepto is not delivering cars in ten minutes.

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