evidence: PIB Fact Check, a fact-checking unit of the Press Information Bureau, has recently alerted people against the fake news about Rs 500 note circulating on social media. It said that all notes having a green strip near Gandhiji or the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) signature are valid. A message circulating on social media has been claiming that those Rs 500 currency notes are fake that have green strips near Gandhiji instead of the RBI Governor’s signature. [...] The Rs 500 denomination banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series bear the governor's signature, RBI. The note has a 'Red Fort' motif on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage. The base colour of the note is stone grey. The note has other designs and geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme, both are obverse and reverse, the document read. [...] - Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the centre - Micro letters ‘भारत’ and ‘India’ - Colour shift windowed security threat with inscriptions ‘भारत’ and ‘RBI’. The Colour of the thread changes from green to blue when the note is tilted - Guarantee clause, Governor’s signature with promise Clause and RBI emblem towards the right of Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait - Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait and electrotype (500) watermarks - Number panel with numerals in ascending font on the top left side and bottom right side - Denominational numeral with Rupee Symbol in (₹500) in colour changing ink (green to blue) on the bottom right - Ashoka pillar emblem on the right