India, Dec. 4 -- Terming fake news as a threat to democracy, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that there is a need for strict action against those who create AI-generated deep fake videos and spread false information.

Vaishnaw also informed the House that the Government is working on framing new rules for curbing fake news and AI-generated deep fake videos and strengthening the institutional mechanism for that.

"I sincerely want to say that fake news is a threat to our democracy today. We need to take strict action against fake news and AI-generated deepfakes on social media," he said during the Question Hour.

The minister said that some social media platforms ha...