evidence: The Union government announced no scheme called Pradhan Mantri Berojgari Bhatta Yojana under which ₹6,000 is given to the unemployed. In 2020, many Indians lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving them many with no source of income generation helpless. The country was yet to recover from tumultuous economic period as unemployment had reached the unprecedented level of 6.1% in 2017-2018 as per government’s own data. In light of such circumstances, opposition parties and the general public demanded financial aid from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. In a possible bid to stave off criticism directed towards the ruling party, a post on social media claimed that the government had released a new scheme that provides a monthly allowance of Rs 6,000 to all unemployed youth. "The central government is giving an allowance of ₹6,000 every month to unemployed youth under Pradhan Mantri Berojgari Bhatta Yojana (Prime Minister Unemployment Allowance Scheme)," the post reads. The post made its way to WhatsApp as well while similar posts have been making rounds online urging people to apply for the scheme by sharing their details. [...] However, we did not find any union government scheme named "Pradhan Mantri Berojgari Bhatta Yojana." There is no scheme launched by any state government with the same name.