{
  "id": 8909070,
  "title": "Did ‘government of India’ invite applications for free laptops? PIB Fact Check debunks social media posts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/did-government-of-india-invite-applications-for-free-laptops-pib-fact",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T11:41:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/did-government-of-india-invite-applications-for-free-laptops-pib-fact-check-debunks-social-media-posts-11789989974290.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The government of India has refuted claims circulating on social media that the Centre has invited applications for free laptops under a new scheme called the 'National Student Laptop Scheme 2026.' The Press Information Bureau (PIB), the official fact-checking agency of the government, clarified that such a scheme has neither been announced nor any applications invited from students.",
  "summary": "PIB Fact Check clarified that no such programme has been announced by the Government of India.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}