fake news
- Technology
Social media trust or distrust buttons may help curb spread of fake news
London: The addition of ‘trust’ and ‘distrust’ buttons on social media, alongside standard ‘like’ buttons, could help to reduce the spread of misinformation, finds a new experimental study. Incentivising accuracy cut in…
- India
Viral tweet on Odisha train accident falsely labels temple as mosque
As anxious relatives scramble from one hospital to another to identify their loved ones who perished in the monstrous triple-train collision in Balasore district of Odisha leaving 275 dead and over 1000…
- India
‘Morphed photo’: Wrestler Bajrang Punia slams ‘IT cell people’
Wrestler Bajrang Punia lambasted ‘IT cell people’ when a modified photo of Sangeeta and Vinesh Phogat smiling while being held by police surfaced on Twitter. The wrestlers, including Sakshi Malik, and their…
- India
‘Won’t notify till..’: Centre after Kunal Kamra’s plea against govt’s fact checking unit
Mumbai: The Union government told the Bombay High Court on Thursday that it will not notify till July 5, 2023, a fact-checking unit to identify fake news against the government on social…
- India
Fake news case: SC grants protection from coercive action to OpIndia editor, owner
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted protection from possible coercive action to the editor and owner of a news portal in a criminal case lodged against them over allegations of…
- India
Withdraw ‘draconian’ Amendments to IT Rules: Editors Guild
Delhi: The Editors Guild of India on Friday said it was “deeply disturbed” by the “draconian” amendments to the Information Technology Rules that gave the government “absolute power” to determine fake news.…
- India
“No mention of PIB Fact Check…” Union Min clears air on notification about fake news
New Delhi: After a controversy arose over the Centre’s notification on Thursday that fake news about the Union government would be forcibly taken down and the agency that would declare content as…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Muslim couple file complaint after right-wing ‘harassment’
Hyderabad: A Muslim couple filed a police complaint stating that they have been allegedly targeted by certain sections of the right-wing Hindu community by exposing their personal details such as phone numbers,…
- India
Fake news can create tensions, endangering democratic values: CJI
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Wednesday said that fake news can create tensions between communities and thus endanger democratic values. Speaking at the 16th Ramnath Goenka awards ceremony,…
- Bollywood
Viral: Shubman Gill reacts to crush rumors on Rashmika Mandanna
Mumbai: One of the talented young Indian cricketers Shubman Gill is making headlines not only because of his batting skills but also for his love life. It was earlier rumoured that the…
- India
Fake news on migrant workers: TN police book Oplndia CEO, editor
Chennai: The Avadi police in Tamil Nadu have registered a case against the Chief Executive Officer and Editor of the right wing website, Oplndia.com for allegedly spreading fear among the migrant workers…
- India
‘Bihar workers are our workers,’ Tamil Nadu CM Stalin tells Nitish
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday reassured his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar that all migrant workers are safe in the State and he asserted that swift action would…
- India
Indian govt’s popular news agency ANI makes up sources, experts: Report
EU Disinfo Lab, a non profit based in Brussels has criticised ANI (Asian News International), a popular Indian news agency for allegedly using quotes and statements from made-up think tanks and experts.…
- India
Parliamentary panel asks govt to define fake news, seeks response on fact checking
New Delhi: A high-level Parliamentary panel has asked the government to broadly define the term “fake news” and has also sought its response on the need for various fact-checking units (FCUs) in…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Police to take action after fake news claims demise of DCP Narayan Naik
Hyderabad: Cyberabad police on Thursday decided to take action against persons responsible for circulating fake news against DCP Narayan Naik. The fake news claimed that Naik who is currently working as Jt…
