Whatsapp and Facebook are two platforms were people compete with each other to spread lame jokes and messages that will bring you bad luck or attract god's wrath if not shared with ten other people, but when it comes to spreading rumours, folks on these two platforms will have to compete with those on Twitter as well.

These creative human beings, brimming with abundant imagination, got to work the moment prime minister announced the demonitisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes on November 8. The best time to spread a rumour is when the target audience is confused and scared, and the easiest thing to do when the base is something about money, is to spread fear, and in turn create panic, then hatred and ultimately violence.

Demonetisation of 500, 1000 rupee notes: 5 rumours you must not fall for



Sadly, all of it is working and it's high time some ridiculous rumours are busted.

1. Rs 2,000 note comes with a nano GPS chip

Really? Explaining that this is just a hoax is insulting an average human being's intelligence. Still, NO, the Rs 2,000 does not have a GPS chip. But in case you want to know more about the note, read all you need to know about the new Rs 2000 note and if you want to have some fun reading about the GPS chip and other naNO installations in the note, read 10 features of new Rs 2,000 currency note you must know. You can also click on the below photo to read more.



2. Rs 2,000 note has printing errors

No, there are no printing errors in the note. Messages saying there are printing mistakes in the Rs 2,000 note in Hindi and Urdu are doing rounds on social media. The message says "do hazaar rupaya" written in Hindi is printed as "don hazaar rupaya" and that in Urdu "hazaar" is written as "bazaar"".

What's highlighted is true, that's what is written on Rs 2,000 note, but that is not Hindi, it's either Konkani or Marathi, two regional languages that use Devanagiri script. In both Konkani and Marathi, "do" is "don".

"Do hazaar rupaya" in Hindi is written on the front of the note.



In Urdu, what's written is "hazaar" itself and not "bazaar".





3. Rs 2,000 notes will be withdrawn soon

This is a follow-up rumour that is being spread. This one has it that since there are printing errors on the new Rs 2,000 note, these notes will be withdrawn soon.

No, these notes won't be withdrawn anytime soon, and certainly not because of printing errors because as we told you above, there are none. Of course, getting change for two thousand rupees might be tough, but new Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes will hit the market in the coming months. Hang on!





4. Rs 2,000 fake currency already popular

Whatsapp messages, tweets and memes saying fake Rs 2,000 currency note is already out there have been spreading. For instance...



Rs 2000 fake note found in Chikmagalur. Fake Note found at APMC Market. Fake Note trimmed using scissor on the edge. @NewsX pic.twitter.com/hYWgRznmwX Sagay Raj P (@sagayrajp) November 12, 2016

There is no truth behind this rumour, what you see in the photo above is just aof the Rs 2,000 note.