High Frequency Indicator: The dataset contains year- and month-wise compiled data from the year 2019 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 re...
| year | month | query_type | queries | units | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May | Total Queries | 68383 | queries in absolute number | |
| 2025 | May | Total Actionable Queries | 11876 | queries in absolute number | |
| 2025 | May | Total Non-Actionable Queries | 56249 | queries in absolute number | |
| 2025 | May | Total Fact Checks | 104 | queries in absolute number | |
| 2025 | April | Total Queries | 1593 | queries in absolute number | |
| 2025 | April | Total Actionable Queries | 656 | queries in absolute number | |
| 2025 | April | Total Non-Actionable Queries | 937 | queries in absolute number | |
| 2025 | April | Total Fact Checks | 43 | queries in absolute number | |
| 2025 | March | Total Queries | 2065 | queries in absolute number | |
| 2025 | March | Total Actionable Queries | 742 | queries in absolute number |
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Fake News: Year and Month wise Number of Actionable, Non-Actionable Queries Taken and Total Fact Checks done by Fact Checking Unit of Press Information Bureau (PIB) [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/18649
