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1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Paryatan Mitra’: Tourism Ministry training for hotel staff

A two-day skill certification programme for the hotel staff of Mysuru got off to a start at a hotel here on Monday. An initiative of the Ministry of Tourism under ‘Paryatan Mitra’ and ‘Paryatan Didi’ programme which was launched on the occasion of World Tourism Day this year, Regional Director of Tourism D. Venkatesan inaugurated the training programme. The two-day …

Tourism Training Hotel Ministry Hotel Staff

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 …

India Misinformation Order Content Alerts Youtube Channels

1 year, 2 months ago

The Bombay High Court’s concerns regarding the Centre’s Fact-Check Unit | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: The Bombay High Court on September 29 reserved its verdict in a batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Information Technology Amendment Rules, 2023. The Rules permit a fact check unit of the Union Government to identify “fake or false or misleading” online content “related to the business of the Central Government” and demand its …

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1 year, 4 months ago

FACT CHECK: Fake website claims to offer petrol pump dealerships | Know the truth

India TV News

A website claiming to offer a petrol pump dealership for PSU Oil Marketing Companies is going viral on internet. Let us tell you that before this, oil companies have warned the public to avoid being misled by taking out Image Source : INDIA TVScreenshot showing fake website claims to offer petrol pump dealerships Truth When we got the screenshot, first …

India Fact Check Fake Website Petrol Pump Pib

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

India Pakistan Kashmir Content Youtube Channels Blocked

3 years, 2 months 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, 3 months ago

Fraudsters Now Using Names of Govt Schemes to Defraud People, PIB Issues Alert

News 18

It’s not the first time you are going to read about online fraudsters. The Press Information Bureau ’s Fact Check team has tweeted, saying that the fraudsters were now using names of government schemes to fraud people. “Did you also receive a message claiming that your bank has been credited with Rs 2,67,000 under ‘Govt Yojna’?” The PIB Fact Check …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Facebook and Instagram delete PIB factcheck post on Covid vaccine, restore later