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Fake news menace: Fact-checking chatbot to curb misinformation

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

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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.

- PARVEZ SULTAN @ New Delhi

Fake news menace: Fact-checking chatbot to curb misinformation

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.

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