PIB’s fact-check unit detects three YouTube channels spreading fake news
2 years ago

PIB’s fact-check unit detects three YouTube channels spreading fake news

The Hindu  

The fact-check unit of the Press Information Bureau has detected three YouTube channels which were allegedly circulating fake news pertaining to the Supreme Court and the top Constitutional functionaries. “This is the first time when PIB has exposed entire YouTube channels as against individual posts on social media spreading false claims,” said the Ministry. “Examples include fake news such as the Supreme Court to have ruled that future elections would be conducted by ballot papers; government giving money to people who have bank accounts, Aadhaar cards and PAN cards; ban on EVMs, etc,” it said. They were also found to be displaying “Action taken by PIB Fact Checks Unit follows blocking of over one hundred YouTube channels by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in the past one year,” said the Ministry.

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SC stays govt’s notification on setting up fact check unit
9 months ago

SC stays govt’s notification on setting up fact check unit

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Centre's notification on setting up a fact-checking unit to regulate content on social media that involves the government's business. The top court also set aside the Bombay high court's 13 March interim order, which had refused to restrain the government from forming the unit. The provisions also allow the government to …

Govt notifies Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check Unit under IT Rules
9 months ago

Govt notifies Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check Unit under IT Rules

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The ministry of electronics and information technology on Wednesday notified the Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check Unit as the fact check unit of the central government to vet all online content related to the business of the central government, a move that comes days after the Bombay high court on March 13 declined to restrain the Centre from …

IT Ministry notifies contentious fact check unit to dispute government misinformation
9 months ago

IT Ministry notifies contentious fact check unit to dispute government misinformation

The Hindu  

Weeks ahead of the elections, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Wednesday notified the Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check Unit as the designated body to flag misinformation about Central government departments to social media platforms. “This could seriously threaten the independence of the free press on the Indian internet,” the Internet Freedom Foundation said last September on the …

Govt alerts YouTube about 9 channels spreading misinformation about central govt
1 year ago

Govt alerts YouTube about 9 channels spreading misinformation about central govt

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI YouTube The Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check Unit fact checked scores of videos from nine YouTube channels on Friday that spread misinformation about central government’s schemes, the prime minister, the chief justice of India, and the state of public order in the country. But that doesn’t mean we want to recommend that content,” said Timothy Katz, director and …

PIB fact-check unit flags nine YouTube channels for allegedly spreading fake news
1 year ago

PIB fact-check unit flags nine YouTube channels for allegedly spreading fake news

The Hindu  

The fact-check unit of the Press Information Bureau has flagged nine YouTube channels for allegedly spreading fake news and misinformation in India. Expressing serious concern over the monetisation of fake news on YouTube, a government official said the nine channels had over 83 lakh subscribers. A #YouTube channel named '𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲' with more than 3.3 lakh subscribers and more than …

How the Siddaramaiah government plans to checkmate fake news in Karnataka
1 year, 3 months ago

How the Siddaramaiah government plans to checkmate fake news in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 31, 2023 12:24 IST - 8 MINS READ In a move aimed at tackling the surge of misinformation in Karnataka, the State government has decided to set up a fact-checking unit under the Home Department. Home Minister G. Parameshwara, who has been part of these deliberations over the past two months, also stated in June that the …

PIB fact-check unit’s ambit will be limited to content about Centre, officials say
1 year, 11 months ago

PIB fact-check unit’s ambit will be limited to content about Centre, officials say

The Hindu  

The mandate of the Press Information Bureau’s fact-check unit is to examine the veracity of only the contents related to the Central government ministries and organisations, and will remain so even when it is empowered to get any fake content removed from the social media platforms, according to government officials. A draft amendment to the Information Technology Rules, 2021, provides …

Interested party: The Hindu Editorial on facts, checks and the Press Information Bureau
1 year, 11 months ago

Interested party: The Hindu Editorial on facts, checks and the Press Information Bureau

The Hindu  

A proposal by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology that seeks to force social media platforms to take down content “fact-checked” by the Government’s Press Information Bureau as false needs to be opposed without even a second look. The proposed amendment to the IT Rules opens the door for the PIB or any other agency “authorised by the central …

Six YouTube channels are peddling fake news, says PIB
1 year, 11 months ago

Six YouTube channels are peddling fake news, says PIB

The Hindu  

The Press Information Bureau’s fact-check unit has detected over one hundred videos uploaded on six YouTube channels that monetised “fake news”, and had garnered more than 50 crore views. The six YouTube channels, Nation TV, Samvaad TV, Sarokar Bharat, Nation 24, Swarnim Bharat and Samvaad Samachar, were allegedly working in a coordinated manner and spreading false information in the country. …

‘Peddling fake news’: I&B ministry exposes 6 YouTube channels
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Peddling fake news’: I&B ministry exposes 6 YouTube channels

Hindustan Times  

The fact-check unit of the Union information and broadcasting ministry on Thursday busted around six YouTube channels for allegedly spreading false information in the country. In a six-series Twitter thread, the PIB fact-check unit released several evidences to prove these channels' attempts to spread fake news. Check out the list of channels here: Channels Subscribers Nation TV 5.57 lakh Samvaad …

Govt Blocks 6 YouTube-Based News Channels For Spreading Fake News
1 year, 11 months ago

Govt Blocks 6 YouTube-Based News Channels For Spreading Fake News

ABP News  

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting on Thursday busted six YouTube channels, which were working in a coordinated manner and spreading fake news in India. The government has busted YouTube channels for fake news peddling and these channels are part of the fake news economy. The YouTube channels on which the PIB fact check unit has cracked down were spreading …

Centre cracks down on fake news peddling YouTube Channels
1 year, 11 months ago

Centre cracks down on fake news peddling YouTube Channels

India TV News  

Fake news peddling YouTube Channels: The PIB Fact Check Unit of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting busted six YouTube channels which were working in a coordinated manner and spreading false information in India. The Fact Check Unit released six separate Twitter threads having over 100 fact-checks to counter the fake news spread by these channels. The YouTube channels exposed …

Government asks YouTube to take down 3 channels spreading fake news
2 years ago

Government asks YouTube to take down 3 channels spreading fake news

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday asked YouTube to take down three channels for making false and sensational claims about various public welfare initiatives and spreading fake news. The three channels were declared as peddlers of fake news by the Press Information Bureau Fact Check Unit on Tuesday. "The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has directed YouTube to take down …

Govt asks YouTube to take down three channels for spreading fake news
2 years ago

Govt asks YouTube to take down three channels for spreading fake news

India TV News  

The government on Wednesday asked YouTube to take down three channels for making false and sensational claims about various public welfare initiatives and spreading fake news. The three channels were declared as peddlers of fake news by the Press Information Bureau Fact Check Unit on Tuesday. "The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has directed YouTube to take down the three …

YouTube channel with almost million subscribers peddles anti-Modi fake news, 'fact-checkers' keep mum
2 years ago

YouTube channel with almost million subscribers peddles anti-Modi fake news, 'fact-checkers' keep mum

Op India  

A YouTube channel by the name of ‘News Headlines’ has been at the helm of a concerted disinformation campaign against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP government at the Centre as well as other states. “A #YouTube channel ‘News Headlines’ with almost 10 lakh subscribers and 32 crore views has been found to be propagating #FakeNews about the …

Government blocks eight YouTube channels over misinformation
2 years, 4 months ago

Government blocks eight YouTube channels over misinformation

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday ordered the blocking of eight YouTube channels, including one operating from Pakistan, for allegedly using "fake and sensational thumbnails" and spreading disinformation related to India's national security, foreign relations and public order. "The content blocked by the I&B Ministry was found to be detrimental to sovereignty and integrity of India, security of the state, …

I&B Ministry blocks seven Indian and one Pakistani YouTube news channels for ‘spreading misinformation’
2 years, 4 months ago

I&B Ministry blocks seven Indian and one Pakistani YouTube news channels for ‘spreading misinformation’

The Hindu  

The Information & Broadcasting Ministry has blocked seven Indian and one Pakistan-based YouTube news channels for allegedly spreading disinformation related to India’s national security, foreign relations and public order. ”Fake anti-India content was being monetised by the blocked channels on YouTube,” said an official, adding that a Facebook account and two posts on the social media platform have also been …

India bans 16 YouTube channels for spreading fake news: Check full list
2 years, 7 months ago

India bans 16 YouTube channels for spreading fake news: Check full list

India Today  

The Indian government has banned more YouTube channels for spreading false information. Stating the reason for the blocking, PIB said it “observed that these channels were used to spread fake news over social media on matters related to national security, India’s foreign relations, communal harmony in the country, and public order. None of the digital news publishers had furnished information …

Govt strikes against fake news; blocks 22 YouTube channels, including 4 based in Pakistan
2 years, 8 months ago

Govt strikes against fake news; blocks 22 YouTube channels, including 4 based in Pakistan

India TV News  

The government has blocked 22 YouTube based news channels and several social media accounts for spreading fake news. According to the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, the four Pakistan based YouTube news channels used logos of TV news channels & false thumbnails to mislead viewers. "The blocked YouTube channels had a cumulative viewership of over 260 crore, and were used …

Pakistani websites and YouTube Channels blocked for anti-India fake news
2 years, 11 months ago

Pakistani websites and YouTube Channels blocked for anti-India fake news

Op India  

In a major crackdown against networks peddling anti-India propaganda under the garb of news, the ministry of information and broadcasting has blocked 2 websites and 35 YouTube channels funded by Pakistan for spreading anti-India fake news. Additionally, two Twitter accounts, two Instagram accounts, and one Facebook account have also been blocked by the Government for being involved in spreading coordinated …

Fact checkers say YouTube lets its platform be ‘weaponized’
2 years, 11 months ago

Fact checkers say YouTube lets its platform be ‘weaponized’

Associated Press  

More than 80 fact checking organizations are calling on YouTube to address what they say is rampant misinformation on the platform. In a letter to CEO Susan Wojcicki published Wednesday, the groups say the Google-owned video platform is “one of the major conduits of online disinformation and misinformation worldwide.” YouTube’s efforts to address the problem, they say, are proving insufficient. …

Fake News More Dangerous Than Paid News, Says I&B Minister Javadekar; Calls for Self Regulation
4 years, 3 months ago

Fake News More Dangerous Than Paid News, Says I&B Minister Javadekar; Calls for Self Regulation

News 18  

Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said fake news is more dangerous than paid news and called for self regulation while publishing digital content to curb the menace. Fake news is more dangerous than paid news and we will have to be prepared to face it,” Javadekar said. It happens at the speed of light.” He said that …

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