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Fact-Check: Fake Amul Advertisement Based on US Tariffs Viral as Real

We did not find this advertisement on any of the official handles or website of Amul India.

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An image showing a purported outdoor advertisement featuring Amul's logo has gone viral on social media.

  • The advertisement refers to the United States’ recent decision to hike tariffs on Indian exports.

  • It stated, “Now, Made in India is a luxury brand in the US (sic)."

(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)

Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false.

  • The viral image is fake as Amul has not released any such billboard.

  • In reality, Amul did have an advertisement about the US tariffs in April 2025, which is completely different than the viral post.

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What we found: At first, we ran a Google reverse image search on the image and were led to post on Threads by an account named 'Marketing Maverick.'

  • It featured a similar image as the viral post, except Amul's logo was missing in their post.

  • We, then, checked Amul's social media and website to find whether they had put out any such billboard. However, we did not find this on their official handles.

  • While going through Amul's Instagram handle, we found a poster related to the US tariffs which was uploaded on 4 April.

  • It featured a drawing of US President Donald Trump speaking at a podium with a chart in his hand.

  • The post was captioned, "Topical: President Trump unveils a controversial tariff chart!" (sic.)

  • We also went through their website and found the image of this poster.

  • This billboard was rolled out when President Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on imports from approximately 90 countries in April 2025.

  • We also checked the viral image on 'Fake Image Detector' which noted that it looked "computer generated or modified image."

Conclusion: A fake Amul advertisement has gone viral, falsely claiming to comment on the US tariffs imposed on India.

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