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- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: MBT member held over fake news post on Raja Singh
Hyderabad: A member of the Majlis Bachao Tehreek was on Saturday detained for allegedly posting fake news regarding suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Raja Singh. The detained person identfied as Mohammed…
- Telangana
Telangana BJP chief shares farmer’s suicide video; fact check reveals its fake
Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Bandi Sanjay posted a farmer suicide video on his official Twitter account on August 7 that boomeranged after a fact check by a state-run Twitter…
- India
This govt wants to silence us: Journalist Zubair on his arrest
Mohammed Zubair, Alt News co-founder, and fact-checker is finally home in Bengaluru, after spending 23 days in jail. Speaking to The Hindu about his time in prison, Zubair dropped insights as to…
- India
Viral video of ‘jihadis’ mixing toilet cleaner in pani puri scripted
Amid all the atrocities against Muslims and Hindus, another prominent controversy erupted through a video, where a man seeing mixing toilet cleaner (Harpic) into the flavoured water of the Indian snack (Pani…
- Photos
Photos: Shafique ul Hasan felicitated by Urdu Media Association for his journalistic passion
New Delhi: The Urdu Media Association in collaboration with Tasmia Educational and Social Welfare Society felicitated Shafique ul Hasan on July 6 for his journalistic passion. Since June 24, 2017, he is…
- India
Zee News issues apology for misleading story on Rahul Gandhi
TV broadcast news channel Zee News issued an apology on Saturday for airing discrete remarks by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Zee News while covering the Udaipur murder took parts of Rahul’s statements…
- India
Amid rising fake news, support for arrested journalist Zubair strengthens
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi promotes “free speech, online and offline” in the G7 speech in Munich, Germany with many world leaders in attendance, back home, journalist and co-founder of Alt News…
- Entertainment
KBC’s promotional video is a tight slap for fake news peddling TV channels
Mumbai: A promotional video for Sony TV quiz show KBC is nothing less than a tight slap for fake news peddling TV channels. In the video, the host of the show Amitabh…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man duped of Rs 45 lakhs by his ‘girlfriend’
Hyderabad: In a bizarre incident, a Jubilee Hills resident was duped of Rs 45 lakhs by a man posing as a prospective girlfriend. Mothe Ashok, an unemployed gamer from Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh,…
- India
I&B ministry blocks 16 YouTube news channels for spreading disinformation
New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has blocked 16 YouTube news channels, including six Pakistan and ten India-based channels having a cumulative viewership of over 68 crores, for spreading disinformation…
- India
Two arrested for spreading fake news against journalist Rana Ayyub
Two employees of media company Scoopbeats were arrested by Mumbai Cyber Crime at BKC (Bandra Kurla Complex) for spreading fake news against journalist Rana Ayyub repeatedly. Thanking the Mumbai police, the senior…
- Technology
YouTube still being ‘weaponised’ by unscrupulous actors: Fact-checkers
New Delhi: More that 80 top fact-checking organisations, including from India, have written to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, saying that the platform is allowing itself to be “weaponised by unscrupulous actors” to…
- World
How fake news headlines trigger emotions, explores new research
Washington: How people’s emotions are sparked by false political headlines, and how their reactions determine whether they share those stories with others, was explored during a new study. The research has been…
- Middle East
UAE: Up to Dh 200,000 fine for spreading rumours and fake news
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) public prosecution has announced penalties for spreading rumours and fake news. In line with Federal Decree-Law No. 34 of 2021 aimed at combating the spread of rumours…
