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Government Busts Fake News About Airport Entry Ban Amid India-Pak Tensions
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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Government Debunks Reports Of Pakistani Strikes On Amritsar Military Base
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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Government Flags Fake Advisory After 'Operation Sindoor',Urges Caution
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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Bombay High Court Order Today On Centre's Move To Form Fact Check Unit Under IT Laws
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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Centre's Fact Check Unit On Hold: The Case By Kunal Kamra, Editors Guild
The Supreme Court's pause on the Centre's move to notify the Fact Check Unit under the Press Information Bureau followed arguments by the counsel of stand-up comic Kunal Kamra and the Editors Guild of India
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Centre's Fact-Check Unit Put On Hold, Top Court Cites "Freedom Of Speech"
A day after the Centre notified the fact check unit under the Press Information Bureau to "address the challenge of fake news", the Supreme Court today paused the notification, setting aside the Bombay High Court's go-ahead to the government's move.
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Centre Notifies PIB As Official Fact Checker For Online Content
The Centre on Wednesday 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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Fact Check: Viral Claim On Proposed Changes In Work Week Debunked
The Fact Check Unit (FCU) of the Press Information Bureau has alerted people about a "fake" news claiming that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will introduce a policy mandating three-day week-offs in all companies.
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No Mention Of "PBI Fact Check": Minister On Centre's Fake News Rules
A controversy arose over the Centre's notification on Thursday that fake news about the Union government would be forcibly taken down and the agency that would declare content as fake news would be the Press Information Bureau.
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Government to Hold Discussions With Stakeholders on PIB Fact Checks for Social Media in February: MoS IT
The government will hold discussions with stakeholders before its controversial plan to give powers to its arm the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to police fake news on social media, according to Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has prop...
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Government Asks YouTube to Take Down 3 Channels Spreading Fake News, Sensational Claims
YouTube was asked by the government to take down three channels that were found to have spread fake news online, while making sensational claims about the government's public welfare initiatives. The fact checking unit of the Press Information Bureau had identified three channels using thumbnails and images of TV news channels and their anchors to ...
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Fact-Check: Dearness Allowance Increased By 4%? Centre Says No Such Order
The Press Information Bureau (PIB), through its fact-checking arm, has refuted false claims that the additional installment of Dearness Allowance (DA) will be effective from July 1 this year.
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Beware Of This Fake Rs 4.59 Crore RBI Compensation Payment Notification: Government
A fake notification issued in the name of the Reserve Bank of India claims to offer Rs 4 crores 59 lakhs to the beneficiary is circulating, beware, warned the Press Information Bureau (PIB), a government agency.
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Government Fact Check Refutes Claim On Providing Free Laptops To Students
The government fact-check, Press Information Bureau (PIB) fact-checker, refuted a claim today, on August 3, related to providing free laptops to students to support virtual learning.
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Can Lemon And Hot Water Kill Coronavirus? Experts Bust Popular Myths
COVID-19 Myths: There are several myths doing the rounds on social media related to the disease and possible cures. Here's a fact check.
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Government Busts Fake News About Airport Entry Ban Amid India-Pak Tensions
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.
-
Government Debunks Reports Of Pakistani Strikes On Amritsar Military Base
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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Government Flags Fake Advisory After 'Operation Sindoor',Urges Caution
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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Bombay High Court Order Today On Centre's Move To Form Fact Check Unit Under IT Laws
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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Centre's Fact Check Unit On Hold: The Case By Kunal Kamra, Editors Guild
The Supreme Court's pause on the Centre's move to notify the Fact Check Unit under the Press Information Bureau followed arguments by the counsel of stand-up comic Kunal Kamra and the Editors Guild of India
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Centre's Fact-Check Unit Put On Hold, Top Court Cites "Freedom Of Speech"
A day after the Centre notified the fact check unit under the Press Information Bureau to "address the challenge of fake news", the Supreme Court today paused the notification, setting aside the Bombay High Court's go-ahead to the government's move.
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Centre Notifies PIB As Official Fact Checker For Online Content
The Centre on Wednesday 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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Fact Check: Viral Claim On Proposed Changes In Work Week Debunked
The Fact Check Unit (FCU) of the Press Information Bureau has alerted people about a "fake" news claiming that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will introduce a policy mandating three-day week-offs in all companies.
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No Mention Of "PBI Fact Check": Minister On Centre's Fake News Rules
A controversy arose over the Centre's notification on Thursday that fake news about the Union government would be forcibly taken down and the agency that would declare content as fake news would be the Press Information Bureau.
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Government to Hold Discussions With Stakeholders on PIB Fact Checks for Social Media in February: MoS IT
The government will hold discussions with stakeholders before its controversial plan to give powers to its arm the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to police fake news on social media, according to Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has prop...
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Government Asks YouTube to Take Down 3 Channels Spreading Fake News, Sensational Claims
YouTube was asked by the government to take down three channels that were found to have spread fake news online, while making sensational claims about the government's public welfare initiatives. The fact checking unit of the Press Information Bureau had identified three channels using thumbnails and images of TV news channels and their anchors to ...
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Fact-Check: Dearness Allowance Increased By 4%? Centre Says No Such Order
The Press Information Bureau (PIB), through its fact-checking arm, has refuted false claims that the additional installment of Dearness Allowance (DA) will be effective from July 1 this year.
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Beware Of This Fake Rs 4.59 Crore RBI Compensation Payment Notification: Government
A fake notification issued in the name of the Reserve Bank of India claims to offer Rs 4 crores 59 lakhs to the beneficiary is circulating, beware, warned the Press Information Bureau (PIB), a government agency.
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Government Fact Check Refutes Claim On Providing Free Laptops To Students
The government fact-check, Press Information Bureau (PIB) fact-checker, refuted a claim today, on August 3, related to providing free laptops to students to support virtual learning.
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Can Lemon And Hot Water Kill Coronavirus? Experts Bust Popular Myths
COVID-19 Myths: There are several myths doing the rounds on social media related to the disease and possible cures. Here's a fact check.
