The Free Press Journal

FAKE NEWS APLENTY

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No Sukhoi SU-30 fighter jet has been shot down in Tibet, the Press Informatio­n Bureau (PIB) said in a fact check on Monday, rubbishing half a dozen fake news. It described as "fake" the claim by Zhong Xin in a tweet as a Breaking News that "our Air force has shutdown Indian fighter jeet Sukhoi su-30 in Tibet.

Other fake news denied on Monday include: YouTube video saying all to getRs 3,000 per month as Pradhan Mantri MaanDhan Yojana; WhatsApp message that govt giving opportunit­y to earn, sitting at home under Mahatma Gandhi Berozgar Yojana. —

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