Neither the Tata group nor Taj Hotels launched any Valentine’s day gift card offer - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 4, 2021
A post claiming that the Tata group is organizing Valentine’s day quiz, winners of which will receive an iPhone as a gift is being shared across social media platforms. The post also shares a purported link of a Tata portal. Another similar post claiming that Taj Hotel is sending gift cards for a seven-day stay on the occasion of Valentine’s Day is also being circulated. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Tata group is organizing a Valentine’s day quiz, winners of which will receive an iPhone; Taj Hotel is sending gift cards for a seven day stay on the occasion of Valentine’s Day.
Fact: Tata group through a tweet stated that the viral message about Valentine’s day gift was not issued by them. Taj Hotels also through a tweet said that they did not offer any gift card on the occasion of Valentine’s day. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Tata Group gift card:
Google search with relevant keywords led us to a tweet by Tata Group dated 02 February 2021 saying that the purported link hasn’t been issued by them and asks people to be cautious about such messages. Also, the tweet rates the message as Fake.
These claims and links haven't been issued by us. Be careful and always check the sources. pic.twitter.com/LzCQSOFF4M
Further, clicking the link led us to a loop of surveys but did not yield us any such gifts as claimed in the post.
Taj Hotel Gift card:
Google search with relevant keywords led us to a news article by Business Today which reports that Taj hotel did not offer any such gift cards for a seven-day stay on the occasion of Valentine’s day. The article also reports a tweet by Taj Hotels official handle which says that Taj Hotel has not launched any such promotion.
Further, in response to a tweet that shares the purported link, Taj Hotels has once again stated that Taj Hotels did not issue such an offer and the tweet asks people to be cautious.
Hi Vijay, a website has been promoting a Valentine’s Day initiative, offering a Taj Experiences Gift Card via WhatsApp. We'd like to inform you that Taj Hotels/IHCL has not offered any such promotion. Request to take note of this and exercise due caution.
To sum it up, neither Tata group not Taj Hotel issued any Valentine’s day gift card offer.