fake news
- Kerala
Kerala government cracks whip on fake communal narrative against it
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Thursday initiated legal action against an allegedly fake communal narrative on social media against the state. The General Education Department in Kerala on Thursday said that it…
- Bangalore
Karnataka CM lodges police complaint over fake news report
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said he has lodged a police complaint over a fake news story and accused “the miscreants supported by the unholy alliance of BJP and JD(S)…
- Telangana
Viral photo of Telangana man dialing cops to ‘order beer’ is fake
An image of a 22-year-old man hailing from Telangana dialing 100 to order beer has gone viral on various Telegram groups. However, the image is not recent as it’s claimed to be.…
- India
‘Zero-food children’ report a deliberate and malicious attempt to sensationalise fake news: WCD
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development Tuesday denounced a recently published article on “zero-food children” in India, and labelled it as a deliberate and malicious attempt to sensationalise…
- Business
‘Gmail is here to stay’: Google clarifies after fake note claims app’s ‘shutting down’
New Delhi: Clarifying the rumours that created havoc among users that Google is shutting down Gmail, the tech giant on Friday took to social media platform X to announce that Gmail is…
- Technology
9 YouTube Fake News Channels busted by PIB fact check unit
New Delhi: The Press Information Bureau’s fact check unit has busted nine YouTube channels allegedly spreading fake news and misinformation in India, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said on Friday. These…
- Opinions
Regulate media consumption when propaganda becomes profitable
By Sarfaraz Nasir Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, once famously defined democracy as ‘government of the people, by the people, for the people’. He said this a couple…
- Business
IT Ministry asks YouTube to label fake news channels with ‘unverified’ disclaimer
New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has asked Google-owned YouTube to initiate necessary legal measures against “fake news channels” and advised the platform to incorporate a disclaimer to…
- India
Journalists’ body calls for law to protect scribes, tackle fake news
New Delhi: Journalists and experts from different fields deliberating on challenges confronting the media “on a daily basis” have called for a central law to protect “truth-seeking journalists” and censure those peddling…
- India
Army soldier from Kerala fakes assault by PFI for ‘fame’, arrested
An Indian Army soldier and his friend were arrested on Tuesday, September 26, after the former lodged a fake assault complaint against a group of people who wrote ‘PFI’ on his back…
- Delhi
Chehlum procession not communal protest: Delhi Police debunks false news
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Thursday cautioned against rumours being spread on social media by “wrongly projecting” Chehlum procession as a communal protest ahead of the G20 Summit. The Shia Muslim community…
- India
Bovine killing: J&K police warns rumour mongers against spreading fake info
Jammu: Police on Tuesday warned rumour-mongers of legal action against spreading misleading information on social media about the alleged killing of a bovine animal in the communally sensitive Kishtwar district of Jammu…
- India
‘Center’s IT rules excessive’: Who will fact-check FCUs, asks Bombay HC
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday said the recently amended Information Technology (IT) Rules against fake content on social media against the government may be excessive, quipping that one cannot bring…
- Middle East
UAE scam alert: Sharjah police warns against fake job ads
Abu Dhabi: The Sharjah Police on Thursday informed the public about a job scam advertisement that has been circulated on social media. The Armed Force General Commander denied the validity of the announcement which…
- News
Syria quashes accreditation of BBC scribes for ‘spreading fake news’
Damascus: The Syrian government has quashed the accreditation of two Syrian journalists working for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) over allegedly spreading “misleading information and politicising coverage of the war-torn country”. The…
