RTI: MeitY has no records of MIB’s order that asked for teams to tackle ‘fake content’

A response from an RTI filed by MediaNama revealed that Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has no information on record related to MIB’s July 27 ‘fake content’ order. The said order asks central ministries and departments to set up Quick Response Teams (QRTs) to counter fake, misleading, and manipulated content on social media. MediaNama received this RTI reply from MeitY’s Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), disposed of on September 18, 2026.