Officials said videos on these YouTube channels — Yahan Sach Dekho, Capital TV, KPS News, Sarkari Vlog, Earn Tech India, SPN9 News, Educational Dost and World Best News — were fact-checked by the Press Information Bureau for spreading false news.
India TV Fact Check team investigated the claim made on social media that RSS members were involved in the Manipur incident that shook the nation's conscience.
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“You went hammer and tongs against him (Zubair). But the case has now ended in a whimper, as it should have... because there was no evidence. But what action have you (police) taken against this man?” the court said.
According to the post, former Chief Minister S M Krishna borrowed Rs 3,590 crore, Dharam Singh – Rs 15,635 crore, HDK – Rs 3,545 crore, B S Yeddyurappa – Rs 25,653 crore, D V Sadananda Gowda – Rs 9,464 crore, Jagadish Shettar – Rs 13,464 crore and “Siddaramaiah Rs 2.42 lakh crore!”
The cybersecurity officers in Kongtong county found the article simultaneously posted by more than 20 accounts on Baijiahao, a blog-style platform run by Chinese search engine giant Baidu.
The clarification came as multiple media reported that the organisations have to remove their content from the platform if fact-checking agency declares the content as fake news
Another image shows former First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump, along with her son, Donald Trump Jr protesting the arrest.
According to the reports, Tamil Nadu Police registered FIR against journalist Mohammed Tanvir and Uttar Pradesh BJP spokesperson Prashant Patel Umrao.
The Guild urged the central government to expunge this new amendment, and to initiate meaningful consultations with press bodies, media organisations and other stakeholders, on the regulatory framework for digital media, so as to not undermine press freedom.
The three channels were declared as peddlers of fake news by the Press Information Bureau Fact Check Unit on Tuesday.
Govt blocks videos: The blocked videos had a cumulative viewership of over 1.30 crore and claimed that the government had taken away the religious rights of certain communities, an official statement said.
According to official data provided by Maharashtra Cyber, in these offences registered, 384 accused have been arrested till now. Out of the total arrested accused, preventive action as per the Code of Criminal Procedure is carried out on 145 accused.
This is the first time action has been taken against the Indian YouTube based news publishers since the notification of the IT Rules, 2021 in February last year.
The state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said it cut access to Twitter and Facebook in line with a decision by the prosecutor general’s office. The watchdog has previously accused Twitter of failing to delete the content banned by Russian authorities and slowed down access to it.
Replying to supplementary questions in the Upper House, Minister for State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan said the government is very much concerned about the freedom of speech and freedom of expression.
On Chocolate Day, the force tweeted a photo of a chocolate bar with the line "CHOKE THE FAKE NEWS, DON'T BE LATE".
The home ministry said that in Maharashtra, there have been reports of violence and unsavoury statements that are aimed at disturbing peace and harmony based on fake news regarding Tripura.
Social media only listens to “the powerful voices” and several things are written against judges, institutions without any accountability, said the bench which also comprised justices Surya Kant and A S Bopanna.
Social media companies are “killing people” by failing to police misinformation on their platforms about COVID-19, said Joe Biden.
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