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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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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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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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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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Fact Check: Government Is Not Offering A Mobile Recharge Of Rs 239
The fact-checking wing of the Public Information Bureau (PIB), the centre's nodal agency, has issued a clarification related to a message claiming that the central government is offering a free mobile recharge of ₹239, which is valid for 28 days.
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Amid 'Fact-Check' Row Over Draft IT Rules, Centre Extends A Key Deadline
The Editors Guild reiterated that regardless of the absence of procedures, the amendment was in itself an illegal move as the PIB has no constitutional authority to be a regulator of the press in any capacity.
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"If Centre Fact-Checks News...": Congress Slams Change In Draft IT Rules
The Congress today termed as "surreptitious assault on free speech" the new amendment in the draft IT Rules, asking social media companies to take down news articles that have been deemed "fake" by the Press Information Bureau
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Six YouTube Channels Exposed for Spreading False Information, PIB Tweets
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) on Thursday exposed six YouTube channels for "working in a coordinated manner and spreading false information" about the government, elections, proceedings in the Supreme Court and Parliament of India, the president and the prime minister. Last December, the Centre flagged three channels peddling fake...
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No School, College Closure Amid Covid; PIB Refutes Claims Of Lockdown In Country
As per the claim, the government has announced the closure of schools and colleges for the next 15 days. The PIB fact-checker has debunked this claim and clarified that the announcement as bogus.
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PIB Accuses YouTube Channel of Spreading Fake News About Election Commission, PM Modi, CJI
A YouTube channel has been accused of spreading fake news about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court of India, the Chief Justice of India, and the Election Commission, according to a tweet by the fact-checking team of the Press Information Bureau (PIB). The nodal agency also stated that the channel has almost 10 lakh subscribers and 32 c...
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Fact-Check: Rs 4.78 Lakh Loan To Aadhaar Card Holders? Government Says This
Rumours that the central government is providing a loan of Rs 4.78 lakh to all Aadhaar card holders has been fact-checked by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) today.
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Fact-Check: Dearness Allowance Increased By 4%? Centre Says No Such Order
The Press Information Bureau (PIB), through its fact-checking arm, has refuted false claims that the additional installment of Dearness Allowance (DA) will be effective from July 1 this year.
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Fact-Check: DA (Dearness Allowance) Increased By 4%? Government Says Fake News
The subject line of the “fake circular” read, “ Grant of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees- Revised Rates effective from 01.07.2022.”
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Government Scheme Providing Free Smart Phone To Support Learning Is Fake, Confirms PIB
As per the claim, the Ministry of Education has a registration link for smart phone to be distributed to all people to support learning. The PIB fact-checker has debunked this claim and clarified that no such announcement has been made.
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Fact-Check: Free Smartphone For All Scheme? Government Says This
The centre today denied claims that the Education Ministry will provide free smartphones to everyone in the country.
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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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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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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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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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Fact Check: Government Is Not Offering A Mobile Recharge Of Rs 239
The fact-checking wing of the Public Information Bureau (PIB), the centre's nodal agency, has issued a clarification related to a message claiming that the central government is offering a free mobile recharge of ₹239, which is valid for 28 days.
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Amid 'Fact-Check' Row Over Draft IT Rules, Centre Extends A Key Deadline
The Editors Guild reiterated that regardless of the absence of procedures, the amendment was in itself an illegal move as the PIB has no constitutional authority to be a regulator of the press in any capacity.
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"If Centre Fact-Checks News...": Congress Slams Change In Draft IT Rules
The Congress today termed as "surreptitious assault on free speech" the new amendment in the draft IT Rules, asking social media companies to take down news articles that have been deemed "fake" by the Press Information Bureau
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Six YouTube Channels Exposed for Spreading False Information, PIB Tweets
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) on Thursday exposed six YouTube channels for "working in a coordinated manner and spreading false information" about the government, elections, proceedings in the Supreme Court and Parliament of India, the president and the prime minister. Last December, the Centre flagged three channels peddling fake...
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No School, College Closure Amid Covid; PIB Refutes Claims Of Lockdown In Country
As per the claim, the government has announced the closure of schools and colleges for the next 15 days. The PIB fact-checker has debunked this claim and clarified that the announcement as bogus.
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PIB Accuses YouTube Channel of Spreading Fake News About Election Commission, PM Modi, CJI
A YouTube channel has been accused of spreading fake news about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court of India, the Chief Justice of India, and the Election Commission, according to a tweet by the fact-checking team of the Press Information Bureau (PIB). The nodal agency also stated that the channel has almost 10 lakh subscribers and 32 c...
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Fact-Check: Rs 4.78 Lakh Loan To Aadhaar Card Holders? Government Says This
Rumours that the central government is providing a loan of Rs 4.78 lakh to all Aadhaar card holders has been fact-checked by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) today.
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Fact-Check: Dearness Allowance Increased By 4%? Centre Says No Such Order
The Press Information Bureau (PIB), through its fact-checking arm, has refuted false claims that the additional installment of Dearness Allowance (DA) will be effective from July 1 this year.
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Fact-Check: DA (Dearness Allowance) Increased By 4%? Government Says Fake News
The subject line of the “fake circular” read, “ Grant of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees- Revised Rates effective from 01.07.2022.”
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Government Scheme Providing Free Smart Phone To Support Learning Is Fake, Confirms PIB
As per the claim, the Ministry of Education has a registration link for smart phone to be distributed to all people to support learning. The PIB fact-checker has debunked this claim and clarified that no such announcement has been made.
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Fact-Check: Free Smartphone For All Scheme? Government Says This
The centre today denied claims that the Education Ministry will provide free smartphones to everyone in the country.
