Govt alerts YouTube about 9 channels spreading misinformation about central govt

The Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check Unit fact checked scores of videos from nine YouTube channels on Friday that spread misinformation about central government’s schemes, the prime minister, the chief justice of India, and the state of public order in the country. These nine channels, which include channels called Bajran Education, Daily Study, Bj News and Sarkari Yojana Official, have more than 83 lakh subscribers.

Videos that were fact checked falsely claimed, amongst other things, that the central government had banned EVMs and would decrease the price of petrol and LPG cylinders. Some videos also claimed that the president’s rule had been imposed across the country and that internet services had been shut down. Other videos falsely claimed that the chief justice of India had initiated legal proceedings against the prime minister.