A message has been doing rounds on WhatsApp claiming that the government will take action against you for sharing anti-national or anti-government messages.
The message is as follows:
Dear all,
Kindly, note when you send a message by what’s app, you see some tick marks. They, mean as follows.,
One mark means , message is sent
Two indicate… message has reached
Two blue ticks indicate.. the message has been read
Three blue ticks marks indicate that., Govt has noticed that the message
Two blue ticks and one red tick marks indicate that Govt can take action
One blue tick and two red ticks marks indicate that Govt. initiated action upon you for that message.
Three red ticks marks indicate that Govt. already taken action severe action upon you & shortly court summon will be coming to you for that message.
So, be careful about forwarding any messages related to social activities, politics & anti- government. messages
SO, BE VERY SAFE WITH WHAT’S APP MESSAGES
Please, inform others too in your circle / group.
FACT CHECK:
When a fact check was done on this, it was found that it’s impossible to get three clicks on anyone WhatsApp message. So, there’s no question of three blue ticks. Secondly, no WhatsApp message ever gets a red tick. Thirdly, while the authorities can initiate action against you or even a WhatsApp admin based on a message, there’s no way for three ticks to suggest that the government is taking action or you are going to get a court summons.
For those unaware, Junaid Khan, a man from MP who became the ‘default admin’ of a WhatsApp group spent five months in jail over controversial content.
While messages you send can be charged under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code, you certainly won’t be informed of any wrongdoing with three red ticks. So the claim thereby stands FALSE.
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