Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore has urged the youth to fight the menace of fake news on social media. He was speaking at a function in New Delhi this evening.

Mr Rathore called on the youth to raise their voice on social media platforms to deal with the problem which poses challenges in real life. The Minister said, people spreading fake news on Twitter and Facebook use offensive language against those with a different political ideology, which must be curbed.

He called for self-regulation by social media platforms to deal with fake news.