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Journalist accreditation order withdrawn: Matter should only be addressed by PCI, PMO tells I&B Ministry

<div class="msg">''<div dir="ltr">''<div>The PIB Press release on Guidelines for Accreditation of Journalists amended to regulate Fake News issued yesterday has been withdrawn.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Quoting official sources, our correspondent reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi directed that the press release regarding fake news be withdrawn. The sources also said, Mr Modi said the matter should only be addressed by the Press Council of India.&nbsp;</div>''<div></div>''<div>Yesterday's release said that the accreditation of a journalist could be canceled if the person was found generating or propagating fake news.</div></div></div>

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