The government has debunked a message circulating on social media claiming that a scanned copy of the Union Budget 2026-27 has been leaked on a messenger app. The fact-check unit of the Press Information Bureau has informed that the claim is fake.

The unit added that one of the images being circulated is not related to the Union Budget 2026-27 but from the Union Budget 2025-26, which has been digitally edited. It said that the other image is entirely digitally created and does not belong to any official Union Budget document. The government has advised people to rely only on authentic sources and avoid sharing unverified content on social media.