New Delhi (India), 09/08/23: The government announced on Tuesday that it had “busted” eight YouTube channels with a combined subscriber base of roughly 23 million for disseminating fake news such as the announcement of early Lok Sabha polls and the prohibition of electronic voting equipment.
The Press Information Bureau (PIB) fact-checked videos on seven YouTube channels — Yahan Sach Dekho, Capital TV, KPS News, Sarkari Vlog, Earn Tech India, SPN9 News, Educational Dost, and World Best News, for promoting false news, according to officials.
According to officials, World Best News, a YouTube channel with over 1.7 million subscribers and over 18 crore views, was discovered to be misrepresenting information about the Indian Army.
