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India top court stays government move to form fact check unit under IT laws

A woman checks her mobile phone inside the premises of the Supreme Court in New Delhi [File: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters]

India’s top court has ordered a stay on the government notifying a state-run press body to check alleged fake news or misinformation about the government’s policies on social media.

The Supreme Court’s order on Thursday said “serious constitutional questions” were raised in the petitions challenging the government’s move.

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