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The Bombay High Court on Thursday wondered if statements made during the election campaigns next year would be considered “business of the government” and a publication questioning the correctness of...
The registration plan could be carried out in phases, with fact-checking units of “legacy and reputed” media companies being allowed to seek registration in the first phase, a senior government official said.
The central government stated that where the FCU has notified of any false and misleading content, the aggrieved party would be entitled to pursue legal remedy and court will be the final arbiter in the matter.
In mid-April, Indian Express had reported that the ‘fact-checking unit’ will have two government representatives and two government-appointed experts.
In response to a petition by satirist and comedian Kunal Kamra, the Union government has promised on affidavit to not constitute such a fact-check unit, that would have the powers to call for pulling down of information that the government deems to be not factual.