Claim that India has invented a ‘self-sustaining’ generator that runs for 700 years without power/ fuel is fabricated
On social media as well as messaging platform WhatsApp, many shared a video of a ‘self-sustaining’ magnetic power generator with claims that it can run for 700 years without any power supply or fuel. Hailing this as one of the biggest achievements of the Narendra Modi-led BJP government, those sharing this claim also said that the invention has thrown global superpowers, such as the US, China, and Russia, into disarray.
X user @mRupeshVerma posted the video with the viral claim on July 8, 2025, highlighting remarkable inventions under Modi’s tenure as Prime Minister. (Archive)
The video was also viral on Facebook with similar claims. Screenshots below:
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Alt News also received multiple requests on its WhatsApp helpline (+91 76000 11160) to verify the video and the claims.
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Fact Check
To check the authenticity of the claims, we ran a keyword search to look for any verified media reports on the invention, but found none.
Thereafter, we ran a reverse image search on one of the key frames from the viral video, which led us to this YouTube video, uploaded in March 2007.
According to the caption, the video demonstrates the ‘Searl effect’.
Taking cue from this, we ran a relevant keyword search and found that the device seen in the video, developed by John Searl, is a Searl Effect Generator (SEG). It uses rotating magnets arranged in a ring to generate energy by harnessing electrostatic charges from the atmosphere. This was developed in the 1940s.
Notably, this invention was critiqued for its use of ‘fraudulent science’. Many allege that the SEG’s magnetic phenomenon has not been constructively demonstrated or tested.
Thus, claims that India invented a magnetic generator under the Modi government are baseless and fabricated. No credible media outlets have reported this. Besides, the device shown in the video shared with the viral claim is a Searl Effect Generator (SEG), a controversial invention by John Searl in the mid-20th century.
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