Claim 421

The government's stated purpose was addressing misinformation about the central government's affairs.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The government's stated purpose was addressing misinformation about the central government's affairs.
Field: stated_justification
Value: Government defends the unit against misinformation
About: incident 2024-india-court-strikes-down-fact-check-unit
Source: IT (Amendment) Rules, 2023 struck down by the Bombay High Court
Publisher: Internet Freedom Foundation
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2024-09-20

Quotation from the source

misinformation concerning the Central Government's affairs