"No mention of PIB Fact Check..." Union Min Rajeev Chandrashekhar clears air on notification about fake news

Apr 07, 2023

"The rules do not at all suggest that it's going to be PIB Fact Check. I think some of the grey area, or indeed...

Centre notifies PIB Fact Check Unit under IT Rules 2021

Mar 21, 2024

The Union government notified the Fact Check Unit (FCU) under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) as...

Centre warns against fake ministry statement enumerating COVID-19 related inputs

Apr 15, 2021

New Delhi [India], April 15 : The Fact Check Unit of Press Information Bureau (PIB) has clarified that a message circulating on WhatsApp enumerating...

MIB agrees with proposed amendments to IT Rules, says will allow action against fake news

Jan 19, 2023

Ministry for Information and Broadcasting has proposed to ask social media platforms to take down any such content that the Press Information Bureau (PIB)...

FSSAI-marked cow urine circulated on social media platforms is fake: PIB Fact Check

May 20, 2024

An image circulating on WhatsApp that claimed that India's food safety regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) marked cow urine is...

Fact check: Union Health Ministry debunks fake documents on nursing candidates

Jun 08, 2023

Debunking the fake news alert it said, "The above document is being seen on various social media platforms. It is FAKE," a statement from...