Fact Check Unit of Press Information Bureau has today clarified in a tweet that the Department of Telecom is not giving free internet to all users till 3rd May 2020. The fake information in circulation has claimed that free internet is being provided to all by the Department to enable them to work from home, and can be availed by clicking on a given link. PIB Fact Check has clarified that the claim is false and the link is fraudulent.
दावा : भारतीय दूरसंचार विभाग ने सभी मोबाइल यूजर को 3 मई 2020 तक फ्री इंटरनेट देने का ऐलान किया है जिसे प्राप्त करने के लिए दिए गए लिंक पर क्लिक करना होगा
तथ्य :यह दावा बिलकुल झूठ है, व दिया गया लिंक फर्जी है|
कृप्या अफवाहों और जालसाज़ों से दूर रहें| pic.twitter.com/K31AGDNZ0p
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) April 22, 2020
In the meanwhile, the Ministry of Home Affairs has clarified that media reports claiming penal action against company Directors and management if their employees test positive for COVID19 are false. The guidelines instead prescribe penalties if the offense occurs with consent, cognisance or negligence of the employer. PIB Fact Check tweet on the same can be found at this link.
#PIBFactCheck
Claim : Media reports that MHA Guidelines for resumption of industries will lead to penal action against company directors & managementFact : Wrong & incorrect.The provisions, under Clause 21 are in the nature of precautions for management of #Covid_19india
.— PIB India #StayHome #StaySafe (@PIB_India) April 22, 2020
The tweet by Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs with the clarification can be found at the link
#FactCheck
Claim: MHA Guidelines prescribe penal action against company directors & management, if employees test positive for #COVID_19Fact: MHA Guidelines misinterpreted. Penalties under DM Act'05 applicable if offence occurs with consent, cognisance or negligence of employer https://t.co/j9DTmIJr00
— Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs (@PIBHomeAffairs) April 22, 2020
In another counter, PIB Fact Check has re-iterated its clarification that the Ministry of Tourism has not issued any letter asking for hotels to be closed till 15th October 2020 due to coronavirus outbreak.
No letter has been issued by @tourismgoi on closing of hotels/restaurants till 15th Oct 2020 amidst #CoronaOutbreak.
It's a request to all to ignore such messages and only believe the official communication. https://t.co/MjDTVwaX9i— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) April 22, 2020
Assam regional unit of PIB has pointed out that ICMR is not contemplating a study on the immunity of indigenous Assamese people. The tweet is a fact check response to another tweet that has claimed that indigenous Assamese people have not contracted COVID19 because of immunity and this has prompted ICMR to study the genetics of such people.
Claim: Study on Immunity of Indigenous Assamese by ICMR as not a single case of #COVID19
Fact Check: DG, @ICMRDELHI says "No studies on this aspect at the moment".
Information contained in the said tweet is #FakeNewshttps://t.co/MObexVIYgz@PIB_India @MIB_India @DrSanjivG pic.twitter.com/crs1z12cZM— PIB in Assam (@PIB_Guwahati) April 22, 2020
Background
In order to check the spread of fake news on social media and following observations of the Supreme Court, PIB set up a dedicated unit to bust rumors getting viral on social media. ‘PIBFactCheck’ is a verified handle on Twitter that continuously monitors trending messages on social media platforms and conducts a comprehensive review of its contents to bust fake news. Besides, PIB_India handle and various PIB regional unit handles on Twitter are posting an official and authentic version of any item on Twitter using the hashtag #PIBFactCheck for the benefit of the Twitter community at large.
Any person can submit to PIBFactCheck any social media message, including text, audio and video, to verification of its authenticity. These can be submitted online on the portal https://factcheck.pib.gov.in/ or on Whatsapp No. +918799711259 or email: pibfactcheck@gmail.com. The details are also available on PIB website: https://pib.gov.in
