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Train Reached Its Destination After 3 Years? A Fact-Check By Centre
Did a goods train get delayed by over three years? Several news reports have emerged making the claim but the Centre's Fact Check unit, the PIB, has called the posts misleading.
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'This Is Indonesian Road': Tamil Nadu Fact-Checks Pothole Video
A video clip, featuring pothole-ridden roads of Indonesia were posted in social media to make a false claim that such roads were in Sriperumbudur near Chennai, the Tamil Nadu government said on Sunday and refuted it and appealed to the people to not
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Centre's Bid To Establish Fact-Checking Unit Struck Down By Bombay High Court
The central government's attempt to set up a fact-checking unit has been struck down by the Bombay High Court after standup comic Kunal Kamra filed a petition against the Centre's move.
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"Centre Best Suited To Answer On Its Policies": Minister Defends Fact-Check Unit
India's IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today said that it is essential for the government to set up its own fact-checking unit because it is the best suited to combat misinformation about welfare policies and other schemes.
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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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No Interim Stay On Fact-Checking Unit Under IT Rules: High Court
The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to grant an interim stay on setting up a fact-checking unit (FCU) under the recently amended Information Technology (IT) Rules to identify fake and false content on social media against the government.
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Chandryaan Technician Not Paid, Claims Report. Government Fact-Checks It
In a post on X, Press Information Bureau's (PIB) fact-check unit has said that the headline of the BBC article is "misleading".
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Editors Guild Red Flags Karnataka Government's "Fact Checking" Unit
Editors Guild of India expresses concern over Karnataka government's decision to set up a 'fact-checking unit' to monitor social media posts and argues for independent oversight.
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Editors Guild Red Flags Karnataka Government's "Fact Checking" Unit
Editors Guild of India expresses concern over Karnataka government's decision to set up a 'fact-checking unit' to monitor social media posts and argues for independent oversight.
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"Tools To Clamp Down Dissent": Editors Guild On Karnataka Government's Fact-Check Unit
The Editors Guild of India on Sunday voiced concerns over the decision of the Karnataka government to set up a fact-checking unit to monitor "fake news" on social media platforms.
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IT Rules on Fake News: Bombay Court Says Important to Know Boundaries, Limits of Words
The Bombay High Court asked on Friday to hear a bunch of petitions against the recently amended Information Technology (IT) Rules against fake news. A division bench said before it goes into the effect the Rules would have on the fundamental rights of citizens, it needs to know the boundaries and limits of the words - fake, false, and misleading - ...
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What Centre Told Court On Plea Challenging New IT Rules
The Union government on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that it would not notify the fact-checking unit for identifying fake news against the government on social media till July 10.
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Won’t Notify Fact-Checking Unit Till July 10, Centre Tells HC; Two New Pleas Filed Against IT Rules
The Centre on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court it was extending till July 10 its earlier statement that it won’t notify its fact-checking unit to identify fake news against the government on social media, even as two new petitions were filed challenging the recently amended IT Rules.
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Centre Announces New Fact-Check Body. Here's How It Will Flag "Fake News"
Announcing the guidelines for online gaming, the minister said that the final rule on the fact-checking unit is still in work
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"Withdraw Draconian Rules": Editors' Guild To Centre Over "Policing" News
The Editors Guild of India is deeply disturbed by the government's move to police news on social media through a self-appointed fact-checking unit, the industry body said today, describing the new rules as draconian and akin to censorship.
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Train Reached Its Destination After 3 Years? A Fact-Check By Centre
Did a goods train get delayed by over three years? Several news reports have emerged making the claim but the Centre's Fact Check unit, the PIB, has called the posts misleading.
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'This Is Indonesian Road': Tamil Nadu Fact-Checks Pothole Video
A video clip, featuring pothole-ridden roads of Indonesia were posted in social media to make a false claim that such roads were in Sriperumbudur near Chennai, the Tamil Nadu government said on Sunday and refuted it and appealed to the people to not
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Centre's Bid To Establish Fact-Checking Unit Struck Down By Bombay High Court
The central government's attempt to set up a fact-checking unit has been struck down by the Bombay High Court after standup comic Kunal Kamra filed a petition against the Centre's move.
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"Centre Best Suited To Answer On Its Policies": Minister Defends Fact-Check Unit
India's IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today said that it is essential for the government to set up its own fact-checking unit because it is the best suited to combat misinformation about welfare policies and other schemes.
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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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No Interim Stay On Fact-Checking Unit Under IT Rules: High Court
The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to grant an interim stay on setting up a fact-checking unit (FCU) under the recently amended Information Technology (IT) Rules to identify fake and false content on social media against the government.
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Chandryaan Technician Not Paid, Claims Report. Government Fact-Checks It
In a post on X, Press Information Bureau's (PIB) fact-check unit has said that the headline of the BBC article is "misleading".
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Editors Guild Red Flags Karnataka Government's "Fact Checking" Unit
Editors Guild of India expresses concern over Karnataka government's decision to set up a 'fact-checking unit' to monitor social media posts and argues for independent oversight.
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Editors Guild Red Flags Karnataka Government's "Fact Checking" Unit
Editors Guild of India expresses concern over Karnataka government's decision to set up a 'fact-checking unit' to monitor social media posts and argues for independent oversight.
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"Tools To Clamp Down Dissent": Editors Guild On Karnataka Government's Fact-Check Unit
The Editors Guild of India on Sunday voiced concerns over the decision of the Karnataka government to set up a fact-checking unit to monitor "fake news" on social media platforms.
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IT Rules on Fake News: Bombay Court Says Important to Know Boundaries, Limits of Words
The Bombay High Court asked on Friday to hear a bunch of petitions against the recently amended Information Technology (IT) Rules against fake news. A division bench said before it goes into the effect the Rules would have on the fundamental rights of citizens, it needs to know the boundaries and limits of the words - fake, false, and misleading - ...
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What Centre Told Court On Plea Challenging New IT Rules
The Union government on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that it would not notify the fact-checking unit for identifying fake news against the government on social media till July 10.
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Won’t Notify Fact-Checking Unit Till July 10, Centre Tells HC; Two New Pleas Filed Against IT Rules
The Centre on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court it was extending till July 10 its earlier statement that it won’t notify its fact-checking unit to identify fake news against the government on social media, even as two new petitions were filed challenging the recently amended IT Rules.
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Centre Announces New Fact-Check Body. Here's How It Will Flag "Fake News"
Announcing the guidelines for online gaming, the minister said that the final rule on the fact-checking unit is still in work
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"Withdraw Draconian Rules": Editors' Guild To Centre Over "Policing" News
The Editors Guild of India is deeply disturbed by the government's move to police news on social media through a self-appointed fact-checking unit, the industry body said today, describing the new rules as draconian and akin to censorship.
