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News or the original?

A news story tells you what someone reported. An official document is the original. Both are useful, and knowing which one you are reading makes it much harder for a tip to fool you.

Media

Someone reporting

Newspapers, TV channels and websites read documents, talk to people and write it up. Good outlets are careful, but a headline is still a summary, and different outlets can stress different parts.

Example: a headline like “Infosys announces interim dividend”.

Primary source

The original document

Listed companies must send important news (results, dividends, bonus issues, big orders, mergers) to the stock exchange. SEBI and the RBI publish their own press releases. These are the originals the news is based on.

Example: Infosys's own filing on BSE, a PDF with the board's decision.

Checking a tip in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Find the company

    Which company does the post name? Open its page on Hypeless to see what named outlets reported.

  2. 2

    Look for the filing

    If the post claims results, a dividend, a bonus or a big order, look at the company's official filings. On Hypeless, the Tip Checker does this for you.

  3. 3

    Check who is talking

    Anyone giving investment advice must be registered with SEBI. Look up their number in SEBI's own register.

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These are the official websites. Each link opens the original, not a copy.

Official updates

The newest press releases from SEBI and the RBI, straight from their own websites.

Hypeless shows titles, dates and links to official documents. We don't copy them and we don't explain what they mean for any share. Educational only.