Recently, on scrolling through social media, one would come across many luring posts ranging from Netflix subscriptions to job offers and even to sex calls. However, the number on all these posts are the same – 88662 88662.
“Want free Netflix subscription for 6 months? Call 8866288662 and get Username and Password. Promotional offer, valid only for first 1000 callers. Try your luck, ” one such post on social media read.
Want free Netflix subscription for 6 months?
Call 8866288662 and get Username and Password.
Promotional offer, valid only for first 1000 callers.
Try your luck 👍🏻
— Muralikrishna🇮🇳🇮🇱 (@MuralikrishnaE1) January 4, 2020
Link to the above post.
Link to the above post.
72 lovely eyed, white skinned & hairless virgin hoors with pears-shaped breasts and appetising vaginas waiting only for you.💕💃💘
Call 8866288662 for sweet talks, friendship and a heavenly experience🔥👩❤️👨💖
— Sandeep Kumar Shivhare (@SKS_Shivhare) January 4, 2020
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above posts and found the claim to be fake.
We checked the number on Truecaller and found that the number belonged to BJP.
We ran a search and found that the number was launched by BJP on January 3, 2020, asking people to “give a missed call on 88662 88662 to pledge your support to the Citizenship Amendment Act – 2019.”
“To extend your support for the historic Citizenship Amendment Act-2019 brought in by PM @NarendraModi’s government, to ensure justice to the religiously persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, kindly give a missed call on 88662-88662. #IndiaSupportsCAA, ” Amit Shah’s tweet read.
To extend your support for the historic Citizenship Amendment Act-2019 brought in by PM @NarendraModi’s government, to ensure justice to the religiously persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, kindly give a missed call on 88662-88662. #IndiaSupportsCAA pic.twitter.com/g7pTItqYjA
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) January 3, 2020
Netflix India also put out a tweet clearing the air around the matter.
“This is absolutely fake. If you want free Netflix please use someone else’s account like the rest of us, ” the official account of Netflix India tweeted.
This is absolutely fake. If you want free Netflix please use someone else’s account like the rest of us. https://t.co/PHhwdA3sEI
— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) January 4, 2020
The above information proves that the CAA support number is being used with FALSE narratives to lure people.
If you want to fact-check any story, WhatsApp it now on +91 88268 00707
Click here for Latest News updates and viral videos on our AI-powered smart news
