PIB Fact-Check Unit Loses Statutory Status, Govt Turns to AI Against Fake News

PIB fact-check unit loses statutory status, govt turns to AI against fake news

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry told the parliamentary panel that PIB FCU, independent fact-checkers, media organisations and digital platforms tackle misinformation, but currently operate largely in isolation.

Fact Check: PIB debunks fake WHO warning on milk adulteration

New Delhi: A viral social media post claiming that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that 87 per cent of India’s population will develop cancer by 2035 if milk adulteration is not stopped immediately has been debunked as fake. The claim, widely shared along with what appears to be a screenshot of a Money Bhaskar news article, is entirely fabricated and has no basis in fact. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) Fact Check unit has cate…