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

Centre cracks down on fake news peddling YouTube Channels

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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 by the PIB Fact Check unit spread fake news about the elections, proceedings in the Supreme Court and Parliament of India, functioning of the Government of India, etc. In an earlier major action, on 20th December, 2022, the Unit had exposed three channels peddling fake news.

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