Karnataka s fact checking unit began operations in March: Report medianama.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from medianama.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Four firms have been selected to fact-check misinformation; each will verify up to 100 items monthly. The government will pay Rs 5,000 per verification.
Siddaramaiah said an Information Disorder Tackling Unit will be formed in collaboration with the Information Technology and Biotechnology department to take stringent action against miscreants who spread fake news.
For the Karnataka fact-check unit, five firms have been shortlisted - Gauri Media, Logically Infomedia, Trylika Technology, Newsplus Communications, and OW Data Leads. Senior IPS officer Pronab Mohanty, who is currently the additional director general of police (ADGP), cyber economics and narcotics (CEN), criminal investigation department will oversee the fact-checking unit.