The Fact Check Unit of the Press Information Bureau, under the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry, claimed on Thursday that it had busted 134 videos from 12 YouTube channels. The videos were hosted by several YouTube channels, including NitiGyan4U, KLOnlineStudy, Sarkari Khabar 21, Media Tak, NewsWave_429, and onlinejobRK.
According to the Press Information Bureau's Fact Checking Unit, the YouTube channels in question featured videos with misleading claims such as Rs 51,000 in payouts to cover daughter's wedding expenses, Rs 2.5 lakh in benefits to ration card holders, fake news about Covid vaccines, and the Central Government exempting the cost of electricity.
MediaTak: This YouTube channel was disseminating false information about COVID-19 vaccines and nationwide lockdowns. The channel had more than 250,000 subscribers.
“MediaTak” नामक यूट्यूब चैनल पर कोविड वैक्सीन तथा सम्पूर्ण देश मे लॉकडाउन से संबंधित फर्जी खबरें प्रसारित की जा रही हैं।
चैनल के 250K से अधिक सब्सक्राइबर एवं 3.5 करोड़ से अधिक व्यूज हैं।#PIBFactCheck
अधिक जानने के लिए देखें यह थ्रेड 👇 pic.twitter.com/8ApZkTqUaq— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) June 13, 2024
YTNewsNetwork: This channel was spreading misleading information relating to the Central Government, Election procedures, the EVM and several government investigation agencies. It had more than 150,000 subscribers and over 2 Crore views.
“YTNewsNetwork” नामक यूट्यूब चैनल पर केंद्र सरकार, चुनाव, EVM और सरकारी जांच एजेंसीयो से संबंधित फर्जी खबरें प्रसारित की जा रही हैं।
चैनल के 150K से अधिक सब्सक्राइबर एवं 2 करोड़ से अधिक व्यूज हैं।#PIBFactCheck
अधिक जानने के लिए देखें यह थ्रेड 👇 pic.twitter.com/jwRMrvf8qV— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) June 13, 2024
onlinejobRk: The channel, which has over 13.6 million members and 1.4K videos, was spreading untrue information about the Government of India.
Beware ‼️
A #YouTube channel named "onlinejobRk" with over 13.6M subscribers and, 1.4K videos is posting fake news related to the Government Of India.#PIBFactCheck
See this thread to know more 👇 pic.twitter.com/mcYJiW23tl— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) June 13, 2024
NITIGYAN4U: The YouTube channel's thumbnail falsely claimed that the Government of India would offer a ₹1000/1500/3000 allowance to young unemployed Indians over 21.
“NITIGYAN4U” नामक यूट्यूब चैनल पर सरकारी योजनाओ से संबंधित फर्जी खबरें प्रसारित की जा रही हैं।
चैनल के 847K से अधिक सब्सक्राइबर एवं 15 करोड़ से अधिक व्यूज हैं।#PIBFactCheck
अधिक जानने के लिए देखें यह थ्रेड 👇 pic.twitter.com/GI4epdpZ3Y— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) June 13, 2024
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