'The Wire" has claimed that PIB Fact Check Unit has acted on 1% of the received 1.2 lakh queries
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This Claim is #MISLEADING. The facts, as of now, are as follows
1. A total of 1,19,572 queries have been received
2. The above total comprises 80,236 queries which were deemed not relevant, and 39,336 queries which were deemed actionable
3. All the actionable queries were acted upon via direct reply to individuals often with information useful for the individual concerned
4. Moreover, 1,225 fact checks were posted on Fact Check social media platforms of PIB. These were found suitable of public posting, and these are considered by PIB as fact checks
5. The article wrongly describes these fact check posts as the number of queries acted upon. This is misleading. A single fact check post could result from an assessment of multiple actionable queries as well as information from other sources, including suo-moto cognizance by PIB
https://twitter.com/PIBFactCheck/status/1649374930189041665?s=20
