I&B PSU floats tender to check disinformation on social media platforms

The Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited, a public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, has floated a tender for empanelment of agencies providing solutions and services related to "fact verification and disinformation detection" on social media platforms.

The move comes amid a number of initiatives of the government to crackdown on "fake news" and disinformation.

The Public Information Bureau also has a fact-check Twitter handle that counters misinformation on government policies and schemes.

The BECIL floated the tender last month inviting "Expression of Interest" for the empanelment of agencies for providing "solution and services related to fact