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Plethora of fake news with almost a million subscribers: Read how no ‘fact-checker’ bothered to fact-check this YouTube channel
The YouTube channel 'News Headlines' with almost a million subscriber base has been regularly peddling anti-BJP and pro-Congress fake news on its channel.
Over ₹1.45 lakh crore collected as gross GST in November 2022, surges 11% year-on-year basis
In the month of November 2022, the gross GST revenue collected is ₹1,45,867 crore
‘False and baseless’, PIB fact-checks Rahul Gandhi’s claims about privatisation of Indian Railways
In the video embedded in Rahul Gandhi’s tweet, he can be seen interacting with people in Telangana while on his Bharat Jodo Yatra. Some of them were railway union members who came to meet Rahul Gandhi to submit a memorandum opposing the alleged 'privatisation of railways.'
VP candidate and Congress leader Margaret Alva spreads fake news that her MTNL phone is blocked after making calls to ‘friends’ in BJP: Details
Congress leader Margaret Alva claimed that MTNL has diverted her calls, suspended her KYC details and sent her a notice after she made a few phone calls to her 'friends' in BJP
AAP leader Sanjay Singh peddles fake news that caste is being asked for ‘first time in history’ for recruitment under Agnipath scheme, PIB debunks...
AAP leader Sanjay Singh was caught invoking the over-used 'caste and religion' card to attack the BJP govt over its Agnipath Scheme
Subramanian Swamy, Congress leader Udit Raj spread canard that India has slipped to 164th rank from position of 3rd-largest economy, PIB debunks the fake...
PIB fact-checked the claim that India has slipped to 164th rank from being 3rd-largest economy during UPA rule, called it fake
PIB fact-checks fake Ministry of Defence letter on the Agnipath scheme circulating online mentioning revised terms of service for recently enrolled cadres
Ever since the Government launched Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the Armed Forces, along with violent protests, a lot of misinformation is also being spread against the scheme
PIB exposes fake news by NDTV on Union Budget
In its live telecast during the Budget speech, NDTV flashed a message that the Corporate Tax has been reduced to 15%.
Social Media playing God: How Facebook and Instagram removed fact-checks by Govt of India spreading vaccine hesitancy
Facebook and Instagram had removed PIB Fact check post that rebutted a dangerous claim spreading vaccine hesitancy
NDTV peddles fake news about Rajasthan running out of Coronavirus vaccines: Here is the truth
While replying to the PIB tweet that called out their lie, NDTV said, "we reported the Rajasthan Health Minister's comment."
