Verify Before Airing: NBDSA Issues New Guidelines for Social Media Content, Fines Zee News Rs 1 Lakh

Zee News Fined INR 1 Lakh for Unverified ‘Truck Par Namaz’ Viral Video As NBDSA Mandates Verification of Social Media Content | 📰 LatestLY

On February 17, the NBDSA fined Zee News INR 1,00,000 for airing a fake report claiming a Muslim truck driver caused a Jammu-Srinagar highway jam by offering Namaz. The regulator ruled the channel communalised a routine delay caused by landslides. New mandatory guidelines were also issued, requiring broadcasters to verify all social media content before airing. 📰 Zee News Fined INR 1 Lakh for Unverified ‘Truck Par Namaz’ Viral Video As NBDSA Ma…

Verify before airing: NBDSA issues new guidelines for social media content, fines Zee News Rs 1 lakh

NBDSA introduces new guidelines requiring verification of social media content before broadcast, imposes Rs 1 lakh fine on Zee News for airing misleading viral video.

Zee News Fined Rs 1 Lakh For Airing Fake News About Trucker Causing Jam By Offering Namaz on Road

The self-regulatory News Broadcasters and Digital Standards Authority has also issued six guidelines for reporting on content available on social media.

Truck par namaz, highway kiya jam: Zee News fined Rs 1 lakh for false reporting

News Broadcasting and Standards Authority (NBDSA) imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on Zee News for false reporting aired on March 4, 2025, based on an unverified social media clip. The decision was taken based on complaints received from Indrajeet Ghorpade, Utkarsh Mishra and Syed Kaab Rashidi. In a statement issued on Tuesday, February 17, the NBDSA stated that the primetime news television has clearly violated the Code of Ethics and Broadcasting St…

Zee News fined Rs 1 lakh for airing unverified video linking traffic jam to namaz

Fact-checks showed that the broadcast communalised a routine disruption, said the News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority.

NBDSA fines Zee News Rs 1 lakh over unverified ‘truck par namaz’ clip

New Delhi: The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has penalised Zee News Rs 1 lakh for airing an unverified viral video that wrongly linked a traffic jam on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway to a truck driver offering Namaz. In the same order, the regulator introduced stricter norms for how broadcasters and digital publishers use content sourced from social media. The February 17, 2026, order arose from complaints against …