In the run up to the general election, the Congress government in Karnataka has become the first state in the country to form its own fact-check unit, called the Information Disorder Tracking Unit.

The government has short-listed five companies towards this effort -- Gauri Media, Logically Infomedia, Trylika Technology, Newsplus Communications, and OW Data Leads. IT minister Priyank Kharge has begun a series of meetings with these firms to discuss their potential roles and contributions.

According to the Economic Times, these companies will play a crucial role in addressing information disorders and ensuring the accuracy of content during the electoral process.

Guruprasad DN, the editor of the Kannada website naanugauri.com, told ET, “Facts are neither left-leaning or right-leaning. They’re simply facts. We’re neither pro-establishment nor anti-establishment. Irrespective of who the incumbent government is, news will be fact-checked.”