High Frequency Indicator: The dataset contains year- and month-wise compiled data from the year 2020 to till date on the actionable and non-actionable queries that have been taken suo-motu (on its own) and received from the public by the fact-checking unit of Press Information Bureau (PIB) Note: 1. The Fact Check Unit has been set up under PIB in November 2019. It takes cognizance of fake news r...
| year | month | query_type | queries | unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | March | Total Queries | 1847 | queries in absolute number |
| 2024 | February | Total Queries | 1704 | queries in absolute number |
| 2024 | January | Total Queries | 1622 | queries in absolute number |
| 2024 | December | Total Queries | 1633 | queries in absolute number |
| 2024 | November | Total Queries | 1543 | queries in absolute number |
| 2024 | October | Total Queries | 1675 | queries in absolute number |
| 2024 | September | Total Queries | 1871 | queries in absolute number |
| 2024 | August | Total Queries | 1897 | queries in absolute number |
| 2024 | March | Total Actionable Queries | 510 | queries in absolute number |
| 2024 | February | Total Actionable Queries | 503 | queries in absolute number |
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Fake News: Year- and Month-wise Number of Actionable and Non-Actionable Queries taken by Fact Checking Unit of Press Information Bureau [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/18649
