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Income Tax Officers To Access Your Bank, Social Media Accounts? A Fact Check
- Tuesday December 23, 2025
- India News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
PIB clarified that Income Tax officials cannot access social media or email data of taxpayers unless a formal search operation is underway.
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Government Debunks Fake Delhi Blast Image Circulated By 'Propaganda Accounts'
- Tuesday November 11, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
As panic and misinformation swirled in the aftermath of Monday evening's deadly car explosion near Delhi's Red Fort, the Press Information Bureau's Fact Check unit swiftly intervened to quash a viral falsehood.
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Government Debunks Viral Train Container Reuse Claim, Labels Video "Misleading"
- Monday October 20, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Astitva Raj
As the clip gained traction online, it fueled heated debates on social media. The Press Information Bureau Fact check has finally put a full stop it.
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RBI To Phase Out Rs 500 Notes By 2026? Here Is A Fact Check
- Sunday July 13, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The Press Information Bureau's Fact Check clarified that the RBI has issued no such directive and that Rs 500 notes remain legal tender.
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www.ndtv.com
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Fact Check: US Didn't Use Indian Airspace For Strikes On Iran Nuclear Sites
- Monday June 23, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
The Fact Check unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has debunked claims circulating on social media that the US military used Indian airspace to carry out its Operation Midnight Hammer, launched against Iran's nuclear infrastructure.
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www.ndtv.com
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Rs 500 Currency Notes To Be Discontinued By 2026? What Government Said
- Saturday June 7, 2025
- India News | Edited by Manjiri Chitre
The video, posted by a YouTube Channel 'Capital TV' on June 2, said that the Rs 500 notes will start phasing out from March next year.
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www.ndtv.com
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Government Busts Fake News About Airport Entry Ban Amid India-Pak Tensions
- Friday May 9, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
The Fact Check unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has clarified that claims on social media about a ban on entry to airports across India are false.
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www.ndtv.com
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Government Debunks Reports Of Pakistani Strikes On Amritsar Military Base
- Thursday May 8, 2025
- India News | Edited by Manjiri Chitre
A fake video of the claim was also circulated on social media, with the Press Information Bureau (PIB) Fact Check division noting that the footage is from a wildfire in 2024.
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www.ndtv.com
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Government Flags Fake Advisory After 'Operation Sindoor',Urges Caution
- Wednesday May 7, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
In the wake of the Indian armed forces' successful 'Operation Sindoor', which targeted nine high-value terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the government's official fact-checking agency has flagged a fabricated advisory fals
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www.ndtv.com
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Bombay High Court Order Today On Centre's Move To Form Fact Check Unit Under IT Laws
- Friday September 20, 2024
- India News | Reported by Radhika Ramaswamy, Edited by Pushkar Tiwari
The Centre on March 20 had notified the fact check unit under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to monitor online content pertaining to the government for accuracy.
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www.ndtv.com
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Income Tax Officers To Access Your Bank, Social Media Accounts? A Fact Check
- Tuesday December 23, 2025
- India News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
PIB clarified that Income Tax officials cannot access social media or email data of taxpayers unless a formal search operation is underway.
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www.ndtv.com
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Government Debunks Fake Delhi Blast Image Circulated By 'Propaganda Accounts'
- Tuesday November 11, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
As panic and misinformation swirled in the aftermath of Monday evening's deadly car explosion near Delhi's Red Fort, the Press Information Bureau's Fact Check unit swiftly intervened to quash a viral falsehood.
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www.ndtv.com
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Government Debunks Viral Train Container Reuse Claim, Labels Video "Misleading"
- Monday October 20, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Astitva Raj
As the clip gained traction online, it fueled heated debates on social media. The Press Information Bureau Fact check has finally put a full stop it.
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www.ndtv.com
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RBI To Phase Out Rs 500 Notes By 2026? Here Is A Fact Check
- Sunday July 13, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The Press Information Bureau's Fact Check clarified that the RBI has issued no such directive and that Rs 500 notes remain legal tender.
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www.ndtv.com
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Fact Check: US Didn't Use Indian Airspace For Strikes On Iran Nuclear Sites
- Monday June 23, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
The Fact Check unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has debunked claims circulating on social media that the US military used Indian airspace to carry out its Operation Midnight Hammer, launched against Iran's nuclear infrastructure.
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www.ndtv.com
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Rs 500 Currency Notes To Be Discontinued By 2026? What Government Said
- Saturday June 7, 2025
- India News | Edited by Manjiri Chitre
The video, posted by a YouTube Channel 'Capital TV' on June 2, said that the Rs 500 notes will start phasing out from March next year.
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www.ndtv.com
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Government Busts Fake News About Airport Entry Ban Amid India-Pak Tensions
- Friday May 9, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
The Fact Check unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has clarified that claims on social media about a ban on entry to airports across India are false.
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www.ndtv.com
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Government Debunks Reports Of Pakistani Strikes On Amritsar Military Base
- Thursday May 8, 2025
- India News | Edited by Manjiri Chitre
A fake video of the claim was also circulated on social media, with the Press Information Bureau (PIB) Fact Check division noting that the footage is from a wildfire in 2024.
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www.ndtv.com
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Government Flags Fake Advisory After 'Operation Sindoor',Urges Caution
- Wednesday May 7, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
In the wake of the Indian armed forces' successful 'Operation Sindoor', which targeted nine high-value terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the government's official fact-checking agency has flagged a fabricated advisory fals
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www.ndtv.com
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Bombay High Court Order Today On Centre's Move To Form Fact Check Unit Under IT Laws
- Friday September 20, 2024
- India News | Reported by Radhika Ramaswamy, Edited by Pushkar Tiwari
The Centre on March 20 had notified the fact check unit under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to monitor online content pertaining to the government for accuracy.
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www.ndtv.com