Overcrowded train with migrants from Maharashtra to West Bengal? PIB fact checks
Since the outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19 and the nationwide lockwide imposed in India to curb the spread of the deadly pathogen, there has been several fake news articles, viral stories, photos and videos on circulating on social media platforms.
May 17, 2020, 16:51 PM ISTPIB fact checks media report claiming PM Narendra Modi didn’t consult COVID-19 taskforce before extending lockdown
The government agency took to Twitter to reject the media report.
Apr 15, 2020, 14:33 PM ISTPIB fact checks video clip claiming NASA's warning of an earthquake to hit Delhi
Taking to its official Twitter handle PIB said that the video which is getting viral on the internet was run by a news channel in the year 2018 and declared it as fake news.
Apr 12, 2020, 07:53 AM IST