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Information you can trust: India.

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Information you can trust: India

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Most of what you need to know about local services and voting comes from official sources you can check yourself. This sheet covers simple habits for checking claims and spotting messages that only pretend to be official.

Go to the source

  • Read agendas, minutes, budgets and notices before relying on a summary.
  • Type the official web address yourself, or search the main government portal.
  • For voting, use only your official election office.

Check the claim

  • Open a new tab and look up who is behind it.
  • Find the original notice or document.
  • Check the date: is it old news shared as new?
  • If you can’t check it, don’t share it.

Spot a scam

  • Watch for urgency, threats and unexpected contact.
  • Be wary of requests for personal or bank details, or payment by gift card or cryptocurrency.
  • Don’t click links or call numbers in the message. Find the agency’s contact details yourself.

If it happens

  • Stop replying, and contact your bank if you shared bank details.
  • Report it using the official routes on the back of this sheet.

In India

  • PIB Fact Check. The Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check unit checks suspicious news and information related to the Government of India. You can send it something to check on WhatsApp at +91 8799711259 or by email to socialmedia@pib.gov.in, and follow its fact-checks on its Telegram channel.
  • Report suspected fraud calls and messages. Chakshu, on the Department of Telecommunications’ Sanchar Saathi portal, lets you report suspected fraud calls, SMS or WhatsApp messages, such as someone pretending to be from DoT or TRAI, the police or a government office, or asking for KYC or payment details.
  • If you lost money. Chakshu is not for reporting money already lost or a cyber-crime. If you have lost money to financial fraud or been a victim of cyber-crime, report it on the cyber-crime helpline 1930 or at cybercrime.gov.in.
  • Spam calls and texts. You can also report unwanted commercial calls or SMS through Chakshu. Complaints made within 7 days of receiving the spam are treated as valid complaints and investigated by the telecom service providers.

Official places to check:

  • Press Information Bureau, Government of India: factcheck.pib.gov.in
  • Department of Telecommunications (Sanchar Saathi): sancharsaathi.gov.in

More free official help in India: moraph.org/commons/help/civic-engagement/in

General information, not advice about your own situation. Checked 20 October 2026. If an official source says something different, it is right. Free to copy and adapt. moraph.org/commons/sessions/voice/information-you-can-trust