Fast Check
False: Disaster Management Act Restricts News Reports On COVID-19
The message wrongly interprets a 2020 link by LiveLaw to state that reporting on COVID-19 is banned except for the government
Claim
Under the Disaster Management Act, apart from government departments, sharing of COVID-19 news is prohibited
Fact
The viral claim misinterprets LiveLaw's 2020 reporting where the Centre sought in the Supreme Court to inhibit the publication of COVID-19 news under the Disaster Management Act, unless verified by the government, but the SC refused. LiveLaw too had denied this interpretation of their reporting.
Claim : The Disaster Management Act prohibits dissemination of information of COVID-19 except by the government
Claimed By : Social media
Fact Check : False