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  Fact Check: Is RBI planning to discontinue Rs 500 currency notes? Know truth of viral claim

  Fact Check | June 04, 2025 18:13 IST

  India TV Fact Check: A viral claim on social media suggests that the RBI is planning to withdraw the Rs 500 note. Let's uncover the truth behind this circulating rumour.

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  FACT CHECK: Are Rs 500 with star symbol valid? know the truth here

  Fact Check | July 28, 2023 11:35 IST

  The RBI's explanation comes after the legitimacy of banknotes with a Star (*) image present on the number board turned into a topic of conversation on a few social media platforms.

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  Fact Check: No, ₹500 notes with green strip closer to Gandhi are NOT FAKE

  India | December 18, 2019 18:12 IST

  A message doing the rounds on social media urges people to not accept Rs 500 currency notes which have the green strip close to the image of Mahatma Gandhi. The message claimed that such notes were fake.

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  17-year-old Odisha boy generates ‘electricity’ from scrapped Rs 500 note

  India | May 22, 2017 13:55 IST

  A 17-year-old science student from Odisha’s Nuapada district has devised a technique that potentially qualifies as one of the most innovative methods to put scrapped notes to good use

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  Dec 15 last day to use old Rs 500 notes: Here is what you need to know

  India | December 15, 2016 7:11 IST

  The old currency notes of Rs 500 denomination will not be acceptable for paying utility bills or buying medicines from today midnight.