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Fake news menace: Fact-checking chatbot to curb misinformation
The New Indian Express Kottayam
|November 03, 2025
THE Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MI&B) is set to take a major technological leap in its fight against misinformation and fake news with the launch of a fact-checking chatbot.
The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has already put in place an institutional mechanism as part of its Fact Check Unit (FCU) to ensure swift, coordinated responses to fake news.
According to the minister of information and broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot will also provide details to a query about a subject or claim which has already been factchecked in the past.
This story is from the November 03, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kottayam.
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