The dataset contains the state wise number of cases of fake/false news and rumours registered under Section 353 BNS and Section 505 IPC as recorded by states in the National Crime Record Bureau's annual Crime in India report. NCRB started publishing data on this since 2017.
| year | state | value | unit | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | All India | 2403 | value in absolute numbers | |
| 2024 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 0 | value in absolute numbers | |
| 2024 | Andhra Pradesh | 346 | value in absolute numbers | |
| 2024 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | value in absolute numbers | |
| 2024 | Assam | 8 | value in absolute numbers | |
| 2024 | Bihar | 33 | value in absolute numbers | |
| 2024 | Chandigarh | 0 | value in absolute numbers | |
| 2024 | Chhattisgarh | 9 | value in absolute numbers | |
| 2024 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 1 | value in absolute numbers | |
| 2024 | Delhi | 13 | value in absolute numbers |
National Crime Record Bureau. NCRB: Cases of fake/false news and rumours registered under Section 353 BNS and Section 505 IPC [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/457
