PIB release regarding fake news withdrawn

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New Delhi : The Information and Broadcasting Ministry on April 3, 2018, withdrew its contentious press release on fake news after a directive from the Prime Minister’s Office. “PIB Press Release regarding Fake News uploaded last evening stands withdrawn,” said the Ministry in a brief release on April 3. The PMO had asked the ministry to withdraw the release saying that the decision on what amounts to fake news should be left to press bodies.