PIB accuses YouTube channel of spreading fake news about Election Commission, Prime Minister Modi, CJI
The government has accused a YouTube channel called News Headlines of spreading fake news against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court of India, the Chief Justice of India and the Election Commission. According to the Press Information Bureau (PIB), the YouTube channel is reported to have 10,000 subscribers and 32 thousand views.
“ONE #YouTube ‘News Headlines’ channel with nearly 10k subscribers and 32k views was found to be spreading #Fake News about Prime Minister, Supreme Court of India, Chief Justice of India and Election Commission India election,” the fact-checking PIB tweeted.
One #YouTube ‘News Headlines’ channel with nearly 10k subscribers and 32k views was found to be spreading propaganda #Hearsay on Prime Minister, Supreme Court of India, Chief Justice of India and Election Commission of India pic.twitter.com/9qUR7xqBd9
– PIB fact check (@PIBFactCheck) December 20, 2022
The YouTube channel has been accused of spreading fake news such as “elections will be held on the ballot by order of the Chief Justice of India.” It has also spread fake news as re-election will be held for 131 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Parliament.
Earlier, it was also announced that Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari had resigned from the BJP and had joined Parliament.
The focal point fact-checking team on behalf of the Government of India communicates with the media. It works to identify fake news circulating on social media and the channels associated with them to warn people not to believe them.
Earlier this month, YouTube disclosure that it removed 5.6 million (56 lakh) videos from its platform in July and September for violating the platform’s community guidelines.
The platform received around 2,71,000 removal requests in two months. After review, it restored about 29,000 appeals, YouTube said at the time. According to the company, YouTube also tracks the number of complaints submitted by creators in response to deleted videos, as this helps to better understand the accuracy of their system.
