I&B Fake News Guidelines

Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday underscored the importance of factual and responsible reporting, particularly when India is engaged in a military standoff with Pakistan. Vaishnaw interacted with senior editors from the print media and urged them to refrain from relying on unverified sources for information related to the conflict. The minister also advised the electronic media to refrain from live coverage or real-time reporting of defence operations and movement of security forces. He asked the mediapersons to strictly adhere to the advisory issued by the Union information and broadcasting ministry. Vaishnaw made it clear that the action taken by the Indian Armed Forces was against terrorism and not any country or community. India and Pakistan are engaged in a military standoff after the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22. The Indian Armed Forces launched strikes on nine terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmi

IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar says the govt-backed fact-check body will work in a credible way, and those who defy the rules will have to deal with it in the court of law

The I&B ministry's decision drew sharp criticism from Opposition parties as well as from press bodies