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fakenews

fact check unit

Statement: MeitY has notified the PIB Fact Check of MIB as the fact-checking unit under the IT Amendment Rules, 2023

The notified FCU will be empowered to flag online “false”, “fake”, or “misleading” information related to the Union government.
20 March, 2024
2 min read
Internet Freedom FoundationInternet Freedom Foundation
Coronavirus

We wrote to the HMO urging them to issue an advisory against arrests for social media use under the Epidemic Diseases Act #FreeToMeme

We have written to the Union Home Ministry to urgently issue an advisory to State Governments with a draft SOP, to tackle the menace of COVID-19 related disinformation without resorting to overzealous criminal prosecutions.
30 April, 2020
5 min read
Anushka JainAnushka Jain

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