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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | March | Total Queries | 4044 | queries in absolute number | |
| 2026 | March | Total Actionable Queries | 1137 | queries in absolute number | |
| 2026 | March | Total Non-Actionable Queries | 2907 | queries in absolute number | |
| 2026 | February | Total Queries | 2291 | queries in absolute number | |
| 2026 | February | Total Actionable Queries | 778 | queries in absolute number | |
| 2026 | February | Total Non-Actionable Queries | 1513 | queries in absolute number | |
| 2026 | January | Total Queries | 2726 | queries in absolute number | |
| 2026 | January | Total Actionable Queries | 1094 | queries in absolute number | |
| 2026 | January | Total Non-Actionable Queries | 1632 | queries in absolute number | |
| 2025 | December | Total Queries | 3086 | 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
