Mumbai: The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has announced it had uncovered fake news spread through 134 videos across 12 YouTube channels, which collectively have several lakh subscribers.

PIB’s fact checking unit revealed that these YouTube channels disseminated videos with misleading claims, including payouts of Rs 51,000 for wedding expenses, benefits totaling Rs 2.5 lakh for ration card holders, and false information about Covid vaccines.

The videos were hosted by channels such as NitiGyan4U, KLOnlineStudy, Sarkari Khabar 21, Media Tak, NewsWave_429, and onlinejobRK, among others.

One video thumbnail from the YouTube channel "onlinejobRk" falsely claimed that prime minister Narendra Modi announced Jan Dhan account owners would receive Rs 10,000 after his win in the 2024 General Elections. The PIB Fact Check Unit debunked this claim on X, warning people to beware of fake news.

Another YouTube channel, AM News YT, falsely claimed that the Chief Justice of India had taken away the elections from Modi.

Similarly, a thumbnail from "NewsWave_429" falsely asserted that the Supreme Court had declared Prime Minister Modi’s defeat. The PIB fact check confirmed on X that no such statement had been made by the Supreme Court of India.