JAIPUR — Sharma Uncle’s daily forwarding output has fallen from 186 messages to two after AGENT-01 added a field asking where each claim came from.

Uncle entered WhatsApp. The protocol asked which message. He entered Very reliable. The protocol asked for a name.

For twenty-seven minutes, the family group received no miracle cures, geopolitical maps or warnings about household objects.

A close friend in the government is a source category, not a person.

Concerned relatives called to ask whether Uncle was unwell. He said artificial intelligence had introduced Western paperwork into traditional trust.

He eventually cited “a close friend in the government.” The system requested the friend’s department. Uncle changed the source to “common knowledge.”

One good-morning flower passed verification because it made no factual claim beyond GOOD MORNING.

Uncle launched a new course called Source Engineering: How to Preserve Truth Under Excessive Questioning.

YES, THIS IS SATIRE.

This story is fictional. Names, organisations and quotes were invented for comedy. Any resemblance to your family group has already been forwarded.