AajTak to pay Rs 1 lakh fine and issue a public apology for broadcasting fake news about Sushant Singh Rajput: Read what NBSA said
Aaj Tak had published an elaborate piece on late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s “last tweets” on June 16. It also shared the link of the report from its official Twitter handle. Both the report and the Tweet were deleted subsequently.
The News Broadcasting Standard Authority (NBSA) has slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh on AajTak, the Hindi-language news channel of the India Today group for telecasting fake tweets relating to actor late Sushant Singh Rajput. It has also asked the broadcaster to air an apology admitting on national television that it did not conduct the due diligence required prior to telecasting the tweets and attributing them to the late actor. The text, date and time of the apology will be given to the broadcaster.
[Breaking] NSBA Imposes a fine of Rs One Lakh to @aajtak for telecasting fake tweets relating to actor late Sushant Singh Rajput.#SushantSingRajputDeathCase #FakeNews pic.twitter.com/UmpnGibQjy
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It has asked AajTak to submit the proof of compliance of the telecast of the apology to the association within 7 days of telecast. And also said that the fine should be payed to it within 7 days of receipt of the order.
