The government has dismissed a video that has gone viral on social media, which claims in its thumbnail that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a nationwide lockdown. The video also claims that the country is facing a major crisis, forcing people to stay indoors. The Fact Check Unit of the Press Information Bureau has labeled the claim as false and stated that no such announcement has been made by the Prime Minister or the Central Government. It also advised citizens not to believe such sensational news and urged them to rely only on official information.