Fake News Crackdown: The Center for Monitoring India says three YouTube channels with 33 lakh subscribers spread fake news about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and key institutions.

News Headlines, Sarkari Update, and Aaj Tak Live are YouTube channels.

According to a government statement, the fact-check unit of the Press Information Bureau, the government’s information agency, investigated these three channels.

YouTube channel “आज तक LIVE” is another den of #FakeNews. With over 65,000 subscribers, the YouTube channel spreads false claims about the death of various persons and misinformation about Government decisions. Here’s a thread by @PIBFactCheck busting some of its claims🔽 pic.twitter.com/91fyeToq5h

— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) December 20, 2022

The unit did over 40 fact-checks and found videos spreading misinformation about the PM, the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court, the Election Commission and EVMs. Over 30 crore people watched these videos, the government said.

‘आज तक LIVE’ नामक एक यूट्यूब चैनल के वीडियो में प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की माता के स्वास्थ्य को लेकर भ्रामक जानकारी दी जा रही है #PIBFactCheck

▶️ इस वीडियो में किया गया दावा फ़र्ज़ी है। pic.twitter.com/nkj5eaa7xO

— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) December 20, 2022

On the channels, fake news items claimed future elections would be by ballot. According to another video, the government distributes money to people with bank accounts and Aadhaar cards.

A YouTube video claims that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has passed away.#PIBFactCheck

This claim being made in the video is fake pic.twitter.com/c2VwXCp5EX

— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) December 20, 2022

According to the probe, these YouTube channels misled viewers into believing the news was authentic by using logos of TV channels and images of news anchors. A PIB statement said these channels also displayed ads on their videos and monetized misinformation on YouTube.

दावा: मोरबी पुल हादसे में 12 नेताओं की मौत हुई है, जिससे पूरे देश में हड़कंप मचा है और फोर्स तैनात की गई है
#PIBFactCheck👇

▶️ इस वीडियो में किया गया दावा फ़र्ज़ी हैं। pic.twitter.com/KjbvXl8RoU

— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) December 20, 2022

Over the past year, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has blocked more than one hundred YouTube channels for spreading misinformation.

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