A screenshot of a tweet attributed to Home Minister Amit Shah is going viral. The tweet claims that the Home Minister had announced the shutting down of internet in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
“Fixed-line broadband and mobile internet connection in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh will be snapped from tonight” the tweet dated June 29, 2020, read.

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Fact Check

NewsMobile fact-checked the above screenshot and found it to be FAKE as Home Minister, Amit Shah hasn’t tweeted anything from his official Twitter handle.
Later, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Home affairs came out with a tweet from his official handle and dismissed it to be true.

Claim : A tweet is circulating in the name of Union Home Minister mentioning fixed line broadband and internet in J&K and Ladakh to be snapped.#FactCheck : This tweet is #fake. No such tweet has been done from Union Home Minister’s twitter handle.@PIBFactCheck @DDNewslive pic.twitter.com/2OUlZqBqZK

— Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs (@PIBHomeAffairs) June 30, 2020

In conclusion, the above information proves that the has not taken any decision of suspending internet services in Jammu and Kashmir as the tweet in question has been falsely attributed to Home Minister Amit Shah.

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