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Govt shares list of 6 YouTube channels spreading fake news in India

January 12, 2023
The Dispatch Staff
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Govt shares list of 6 YouTube channels spreading fake news in India

New Delhi: The Government has shared a list of six YouTube channels which were working in a coordinated manner and spreading false information and fake news in India.

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting on January 12 busted six YouTube channels which were “working in a coordinated manner and spreading false information in India”.

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The six YouTube channels include Samvaad TV, Nation TV, Sarokar Bharat, Nation 24, Swarnim Bharat and Samvaad Samachar.

These channels were found to be “operating as part of a coordinated disinformation network, had nearly 20 lakh subscribers and their videos have been watched over 51 crore times”.

The channels had nearly 20 lakh subscribers and their videos have been watched over 51 crore times, the government said. (Agencies)

 

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