Fact Check: Post claiming Tanishq jewellery giving gifts to women on International Women’s Day is a scam
International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8th every year marking the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. It is aimed at commemorating women’s achievements overcoming the challenges and it also focuses on protecting women’s rights and gender equality.
International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8th every year marking the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. It is aimed at commemorating women’s achievements overcoming the challenges and it also focuses on protecting women’s rights and gender equality.
To make women feel special on this day, their family and friends give them gifts of various kinds. In a similar manner, a post is in circulation on social media claiming that Tanishq jewellery is giving away gifts to women on the occasion of International Women’s Day. The post has a link leading to a questionnaire. The post also states that if the questions are answered, there is a chance of winning Rs 6,000.
Here is the claim that is viral on WhatsApp and Facebook.
Fact check:
The claim is a scam. Tanishq is not giving away any such gifts on the occasion of Women’s Day.
Telugupost observed that the link shared on WhatsApp and other social media is different from one another and when clicked, another website link appears.
After answering all the questions in the questionnaire, there appears another link asking the user to share it further with WhatsApp users and groups, which is fishy.
When we searched for such offers on the website of Tanishq Jewellery and their social media accounts, no such promotions could be found.
When we searched further, we found a Twitter user questioned about the veracity of a similar link that was viral on WhatsApp during Valentines Day and Tanishq clarified that it was not issued by their brand.
Their reply states: “Unfortunately, there have been fake communication regarding Tanishq's Valentine's day gift none of which has been issued by the brand Tanishq. We deeply regret the inconvenience caused and working on resolving this at the earliest.”
When we checked the domain details on the who-is database, it revealed that the domain is not registered by Tanishq. It was registered by Fu Jain, China.
Therefore, the Tanishq logo is being impersonated and the link leads to a clickbait website which may contain malware and may lead to hacking of the devices. So, it is advised not to click on these links. The claim is a scam.
