Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh for the first time admitted in the Lok Sabha that fake news on social media has resulted in mob lynching incidents in the country, saying the government has asked service providers to put a check on rumour mongering on social media. Not satisfied with his response, the Opposition walked out.

Earlier, the minister termed these incidents 'unfortunate' and asked the state governments to take "appropriate action". He was replying to a question raised by K C Venugopal of the Congress during zero hour. The Congress MP said incidents of mob lynching have increased across the country and vigilante groups were also targeting political opponents.