fake news
- 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…
- 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
‘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…
- 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,…