Government to Lodge FIR Against Fake Journalists Across Country? PIB Fact Check Debunks False Claim
A message has surfaced online claiming that the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister has said that FIR will be lodged against fake journalists across the country.
A message has surfaced online claiming that the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister has said that FIR will be lodged against fake journalists across the country. Meanwhile, the Press Information Bureau (PIB), in its fact check, has said that this claim is fake and the Union Minister has not made any such statement in this regard.
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दावा: केंद्रीय सूचना एवं प्रसारण मंत्री ने कहा है कि देश भर के फ़र्ज़ी पत्रकारों के खिलाफ एफआईआर होगी।#PIBFactCheck
▶️ यह दावा फ़र्ज़ी है।
▶️ केंद्रीय मंत्री ने इस संबंध में ऐसा कोई बयान नहीं दिया है। pic.twitter.com/Eh8NkjNF4w
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) August 24, 2022
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