News Fact-check amendment does not force platforms to takedown flagged content: Rajeev Chandrasekhar Social media platforms can ignore the fact-checking unit but they will have to defend their "version of the truth" in a court of law,... Sarvesh MathiApril 17, 2023
News Why it doesn’t matter that the Indian government’s fact-checking unit won’t be PIB Just because the government is setting up a new fact-checking unit rather than appointing PIB, it doesn't change the concerns that have been raised Nikhil PahwaApril 14, 2023
News “A new assault on free speech” — Article 21 Trust on IT Rules fact-check amendment While Article 19(2) grants the govt the power to place reasonable restrictions on certain grounds, fake news is not one of those grounds, Article... Sarvesh MathiApril 13, 2023
News Kunal Kamra challenges IT Rules fact-check amendment in Bombay High Court The HC bench has given the IT Ministry one week to file its response on why the amendment should not be stayed Sarvesh MathiApril 11, 2023
News Indian government can now fact check and censor any news related to the government: Amended IT Rules Fact-checking will likely be done by the Press Information Bureau’s fact-check unit, which falls under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Sarvesh MathiApril 7, 2023
News India’s I&B Ministry has no answer for query on expertise of fact-checkers working for govt’s Fact Check Unit Will there be any standard operating procedure/manual to follow under the I&B Ministry’s Fact Check Unit? Sarasvati NTMarch 22, 2023
News Does the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting have power to censor social media content? A newly proposed amendment to the IT Rules, 2021, requires social media platforms to refer to fact-checks carried out by PIB and ensure the... Sarvesh MathiJanuary 18, 2023
News What is CrowdTangle and why is Meta planning to retire it? Meta is planning to discontinue the social media research tool CloudTangle, meant for publishers and fact-checkers, etc. What was behind the decision? Sashwata SahaJune 28, 2022
News The EU’s 44 Commitments On Tackling Online Disinformation Sharpen Self-Regulation Approach The EU's 2022 Code of Practice on Disinformation is aimed at limiting and monitoring disinformation and opaque political advertising in the bloc Aarathi GanesanJune 24, 2022
News YouTube will label fact-checked videos in India; no partners specified YouTube will now show information panels when Indian users search for topics that are prone to misinformation, it wrote in a YouTube Answer. Available... Trisha JalanMarch 11, 2019