New Delhi, Mar 20: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in consultation with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), vide gazette notification today notified the fact check unit (FCU) under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the MIB as the fact checking unit of the central government.
Since November 2019, the FCU established under PIB has been effectively working with the purpose of tackling fake news pertaining to the Government policies, schemes, rules and regulations, programmes, initiatives, etc. Through an established rigorous fact-checking procedure, the PIB Fact Check Unit helps in dispelling myths, rumours and false claims, and provides accurate and reliable information to the public, a statement said. “Understandably, the mandate of PIB’s Fact Check Unit aligns with the objective of actioning a fact check unit for any business of the government under rule 3(1)(b)(v) of the IT Rules 2021,” it added.