A video circulating on social media (here, here, and here) claims that Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has launched petrol capsules designed to address fuel emergencies. The video asserts that dropping the capsule into water instantly turns it into usable fuel for vehicles. Additionally, the video claims that these capsules are inexpensive and can improve a vehicle’s fuel efficiency. Let’s verify the claim made in the post in this article.
Claim: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has launched petrol capsules that can be dropped into water to instantly turn it into usable fuel for vehicles.
Fact: There is no truth in the claim that Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has launched petrol capsules that turn water into fuel when dropped in water. There are no credible reports or information to support this claim. Additionally, HPCL clarified in social media posts on 19 December 2025 that no such product exists, and the content circulating online is fraudulent and unauthorised. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
To verify the claim, we conducted a Google search using relevant keywords but found no credible media reports or any official information supporting such a claim. If such a development had taken place, it would have received widespread media coverage. However, no such evidence was found.
We then reviewed the official website of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) but found no information about any such launch.
Upon reviewing the official social media handles of HPCL, we found posts dated 19 December 2025 (here, here, here) debunking the viral claim of a “petrol capsule.” It clarified that no such product has been launched, called the content fraudulent and unauthorised, and urged the public not to believe or share such posts.
We noticed that these petrol capsule videos are mostly shared by AI digital creators on social media without any reliable sources. Most of these videos are generated using artificial intelligence. These posts can be seen here, here, here, and here.
To sum up, the viral claim that HPCL has launched petrol capsules that instantly turn water into usable vehicle fuel is fake.
