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- Hyderabad
No free bus rides for persons with disabilities in Telangana: TGSRTC clarifies
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) issued a clarification on free bus rides for persons with disabilities in RTC buses, stating the news is false and no such orders were…
- Hyderabad
Prisons dept denies claims of ‘terror-linked mulakats’ at Hyderabad Central Prison
Hyderabad: The Telangana Prisons Department has dismissed as “factually incorrect and baseless” allegations aired on television news scrolls claiming that inmates of Central Prison, Hyderabad, had conducted mulakats (interviews) with terror-linked individuals…
- India
Truck par namaz, highway kiya jam: Zee News fined Rs 1 lakh for false reporting
News Broadcasting and Standards Authority (NBDSA) imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on Zee News for false reporting aired on March 4, 2025, based on an unverified social media clip. The…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad Police debunk viral video on woman luring children
Hyderabad: The city police, on Tuesday, February 17, debunked a viral social media message claiming that a woman was roaming the city to lure children, stating it is completely false. City Police…
- Opinions
Fake news can damage society; vitally important to distinguish fact from fiction
After the conflict between India and Pakistan began, we saw a copious outflow of sensational and inaccurate news on our television channels and social media. Blatant lies were peddled as authentic news…
- Hyderabad
Amer Ali Khan highlights threat of fake news, urges media to adapt to AI age
Hyderabad: Congress MLC and Editor of The Siasat Urdu Daily, Amer Ali Khan, on Tuesday said that tackling fake news had become one of the biggest challenges facing both the media and…
- Hyderabad
Bharat Summit: Fake information is now a global headache, say legislators
Hyderabad: One of the major concerns amongst all nations across the world is the rapid spread of misinformation via the internet or social media. Be it Whatsapp forwards or anything else, the…
- Telangana
TGSWREIS warns against fake news on TG CET 2025 results, lodges complaint
Hyderabad: The Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TGSWREIS) on Thursday, March 13, issued a public warning against the circulation of false information regarding the results of the TG CET-2025 Common…
- India
Republic Bharat slammed for airing AI images of world leaders at Maha Kumbh
Right-wing media outlet Republic Bharat a Hindi-language sister channel of Republic TV has faced a huge backlash after broadcasting AI-generated images of various prominent global political personalities taking a dip in the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: HYDRAA chief warns legal action against fake news
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) Commissioner AV Ranganath has clarified that the agency is not involved in the marking and demolitions of residences along the Musi River. He…
- India
LiveLaw warns OpIndia of legal action over misinformation in Sharjeel Imam case
Significant controversy has erupted between LiveLaw – a news tracking website on legal matters and OpIndia – a right-wing news portal, over allegations of misinformation on court proceedings related to student activist…
- India
Right-wing media falsely labels Ghaziabad incident as ‘urine jihad’
A shocking case came to light in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad where a 32-year-old domestic worker identified as Reena was arrested for allegedly mixing her urine into the flour dough which was used…
- India
Bahraich police warns rightwing media against spreading fake news
Following the violent communal clashes in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich town, several media outlets, including Aaj Tak and Zee News have come under scrutiny for their misleading and sensational coverage regarding the death…
- India
Bengal man booked for spreading fake news on social media to defame CJI
Kolkata: A man in West Bengal was booked for allegedly circulating fake news on social media to defame Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, police said on Wednesday. Taking to X,…
- Andhra Pradesh
Factcheck: Viral video of men carrying food supply from Bangladesh, not AP
As Andhra reels under heavy monsoons, a video is making rounds on social media showing a group of Muslim men with food supplies wading through a flood-affected area. The video was shared…
