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Covid-19 impact: UP Police probing 346 cases of fake news on social media

Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, TikTok etc are under the scanner

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The state government had already warned that strict action would be taken in such instances and even first information reports (FIR) would be lodged if needed.| Photo: iStock

Virendra Singh Rawat Lucknow
The cyber cell of Uttar Pradesh Police is probing 346 cases of fake news on various social media platforms, including Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, TikTok etc.

“All these cases of fake news circulating on the social media are being probed by the cyber cell,” UP additional chief secretary Awanish Kumar Awasthi told the media here this evening.

The state government had already warned that strict action would be taken in such instances and even first information reports (FIR) would be lodged if needed. In fact, a few FIRs have already been lodged and at least one senior government employee has been suspended

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