- Previous report hinted IT Ministry approved Misinformation Combat Alliance’s (MCA) setup of a self-regulatory organization (SRO) for Indian fact-checkers.
- No law exists to approve an SRO for fact-checkers, and recent IT rule amendments only allow notification of a fact-checking unit for government-related news.
- The Ministry’s response to an RTI request revealed no official permission has been granted for any organization to set up an SRO for fact-checkers.
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