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9 months ago

Centre notifies Fact Check Unit under PIB

NEW DELHI: A week after the Mumbai High Court refused to stay the formation of Fact Check Unit, the Centre on Wednesday notified the division under the Press Information Bureau of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. A division bench comprising Justice Gautam Patel and Justice Neela Gokhale of the High Court on March 13 dismissed the applications seeking a …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

RPF Sub Inspector, Constable Recruitment 2024 fake notification viralling on social media, confirms PIB

India TV News

A notification regarding the recruitment to the post of sub-inspector and constable posts in the Railway Protection Force has been circulating on social media. Taking to the microblogging website, X, formerly known as, Twitter, PIB Fact check team wrote, 'A #Fake notice issued in name of Railway Ministry regarding recruitment of sub-inspector & constable in Railway Protection force is circulating …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

RPF recruitment notice for SI, Constable vacancies is fake, PIB Fact Check confirms

Hindustan Times

RRB RPF Recruitment 2024: The Railway Recruitment Boards have not announced any recruitment process for Sub Inspector and Constable vacancies in the Railway Protection Force, centres Press Information Bureau said Monday evening and confirmed that the notification being circulated on various media platforms is fake. RRB RPF SI, Constable recruitment 2024 notice is fake “A #Fake notice issued in name …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Govt alone cannot determine fake news, says Editors Guild on amendment to IT Law

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India on Wednesday urged the government to Â“expungeÂ” the draft amendment to the IT Rules asking social media companies to take down news articles that have been deemed "fake" by the Press Information Bureau. "At the outset, determination of fake news cannot be in the sole hands of the government and will result in …

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1 year, 11 months ago

News marked false by PIB to be taken down: draft rule

The Hindu

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Tuesday proposed a draft rule that would require social media platforms to take down content that has been “fact-checked” by the Press Information Bureau’s fact check unit as false. Rule 3 of the amended version of the Information Technology Rules, 2021 state that platforms “shall make reasonable efforts to cause the user …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Will Schools and Colleges be Closed Due to Covid-19?

News 18

Recently, a lot many news and screenshots are going viral on social media, in which it is being told that all the schools will remain closed for the next 20 days. PIB tweeted that the news of the issuance of the government order to close the schools and colleges is completely false. “Many news are being shared on social media …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Beware SBI account holders! There is a fake SMS asking PAN update. Know details

Live Mint

A fake message asking SBI accountholders to update their PAN is getting viral, the government has said. "Dear customer, your SBI YONO account closed today contact now and update your PAN number details", reads the viral message. Rebutting the claims made in the post, PIB fact check has tweeted that a Fake message is being issued in the name of …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Fact-Check: Dearness Allowance increased by 4% effective from 1 July? Centre calls viral WhatsApp message 'fake'

Firstpost

Dearness Allowance, or DA, is paid by the government to its employees to compensate for the loss in value of the monthly salary/pension wealth due to inflation New Delhi: Message circulating on WhatsApp claiming that the additional installment of Dearness Allowance for Central Government employees will be effective from 1st July this year is “fake”, the PIB Fact Check said …

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2 years, 7 months ago

NEET PG 2022 Postponed? All You Need to Know

News 18

A fake circular has been doing rounds that the National Eligibility Entrance Test for postgraduate PG 2022 has been postponed to July 9. The government fact check arm, PIB Fact Check, on Twitter, has pointed that the exam has not been postponed. “A #FAKE notice issued in the name of the National Board of Examinations claims that the NEET PG …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Journalists Can Now Lose Accreditation on National Security Grounds; Doors Open for Web Scribes

News 18

The new Central Media Accreditation Guidelines-2022 released by the Centre have included a stringent provision under which a journalist can lose government accreditation if the person “acts in a manner which is prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the state, friendly relations with foreign states, public order, decency or morality or in relation to contempt …

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2 years, 11 months ago

NEET PG 2022 Postponed? PIB Clarifies Exam Dates for Upcoming Medical Entrance

News 18

With a delay in the NEET PG 2021 counselling and subsequently their academic session, it is now a point of concern for NEET PG 2022 aspirants that their entrance test might get delayed. In an official statement, the government clarified, “A fake circular claiming the postponement of the National Eligibility Entrance Exam PG 2022 has been going viral on social …

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3 years ago

2 websites, 20 YouTube channels linked to Pak blocked over 'anti-India' content

Op India

On December 21, in a press release, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, announced that they had blocked two websites and twenty YouTube channels in a bid to dismantle Pakistan’s coordinated disinformation operation against India. India dismantles Pakistani coordinated disinformation operation@MIB_India blocks #Pakistan network 20 YouTube channels, 2 websites blocked for spreading anti-India propaganda As per the …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Fake website is inviting job applications in name of Delhi Metro: PIB Fact Check

Hindustan Times

Government fact check agency, PIB fact check, has warned job aspirants of a fake website impersonating as Delhi Metro. Govt fact checks fake website asking job applications for Delhi Metro. “A website impersonating @OfficialDMRC is inviting applications for various posts #PIBFactCheck This website is #Fake All recruitment related notifications are uploaded on DMRC's official website: http://delhimetrorail.com only,” the PIB fact …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Beware of this fake recruitment notification in circulation, says PIB

Hindustan Times

The Press Information Bureau has said that a fake notice issued by 'Bio Chemic Education Grant Commission' is claiming to offer employment under the Government of India, and is being widely shared and circulated on various social media platforms. “A notification issued by 'Bio Chemic Education Grant Commission' is claiming to offer employment under the Government of India. The PIB …

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3 years, 9 months ago

With new rules for digital media, the noose tightens

The Hindu

IN a wide-ranging move aimed at controlling content on the Internet, the Ministries of Electronics and Information Technology and Information and Broadcasting issued the Information Technology Rules, 2021, that purport to regulate digital media, social media and over the top platforms. The rules, it said, are aimed at addressing concerns about the “lack of transparency, accountability and rights of users …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Order saying schools will remain closed till Nov 30 is fake, misleading: PIB

India Today

The Press Information Bureau has recently issued a clarification regarding a notice which is being circulated on social media. While the order claims that the schools in the country will remain closed till November 30, PIB has confirmed that this order is fake. In a tweet, PIB said, “A headline of order claims that all schools to remain closed till …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Fact-check: Is government giving free internet to students for online classes during coronavirus lockdown

Op India

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted lives across the globe. A message has been circulating over the messaging apps and social media platforms that the government has decided to provide 10 GB of free internet to students so that they can attend online classes. So Government is providing Free Internet to all the Students so that Students can complete their Education …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Central govt rejects Business Standard report on the merger of CBDT and CBIC

Op India

The Finance Ministry through Press Information Bureau recently issued a clarification, putting paid to the rumours and speculations that gained strength after an article in the Business Standard said that the government is mulling over the merger of the Central Board of Direct Taxes and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs. Criticising the Business Standard article as “misleading”, the …

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Centre notifies Fact Check Unit under PIB

RPF Sub Inspector, Constable Recruitment 2024 fake notification viralling on social media, confirms PIB

RPF recruitment notice for SI, Constable vacancies is fake, PIB Fact Check confirms

Govt alone cannot determine fake news, says Editors Guild on amendment to IT Law

News marked false by PIB to be taken down: draft rule

Will Schools and Colleges be Closed Due to Covid-19?

Beware SBI account holders! There is a fake SMS asking PAN update. Know details

Fact-Check: Dearness Allowance increased by 4% effective from 1 July? Centre calls viral WhatsApp message 'fake'

NEET PG 2022 Postponed? All You Need to Know

Journalists Can Now Lose Accreditation on National Security Grounds; Doors Open for Web Scribes

NEET PG 2022 Postponed? PIB Clarifies Exam Dates for Upcoming Medical Entrance

2 websites, 20 YouTube channels linked to Pak blocked over 'anti-India' content

Fake website is inviting job applications in name of Delhi Metro: PIB Fact Check

Beware of this fake recruitment notification in circulation, says PIB

With new rules for digital media, the noose tightens

Order saying schools will remain closed till Nov 30 is fake, misleading: PIB

Fact-check: Is government giving free internet to students for online classes during coronavirus lockdown

Central govt rejects Business Standard report on the merger of CBDT and CBIC