Fake News
Apr 07, 2021
Hyderabad: On 5 April, under the joint operation of CCS, Hyderabad and Commissioner’s Task Force Team, apprehended one accused by name of Sreepathi Sanjeev Kumar who prepared and circulated a fake G....
Mar 05, 2021
AMARAVATI: To put an end to malicious propaganda and fake news being spread over the State Government, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the AP Fact Check website and...
Dec 03, 2020
For the last couple of days, a news item has been in circulation on social media about 92 Telangana Police Officers being suspended in a day. It turns out that the news is fake.
May 10, 2020
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Apr 28, 2020
The Cyberabad Police on Monday booked a retired Major of the Army here for allegedly posting fake news on a social media platform
Apr 21, 2020
At least 251 offences were registered by the Maharashtra police’s cyber wing for rumours
Apr 11, 2020
Business tycoon Ratan Tata on Saturday gave out a clarification saying a WhatsApp forward attributed to his name talking about “huge downfall of the economy due to corona” has “neither been said, nor...
Apr 11, 2020
Business tycoon Ratan Tata on Saturday gave out a clarification saying a WhatsApp forward attributed to his name talking about “huge downfall of the economy due to corona” has “neither been said, nor...
Mar 17, 2020
HYDERABAD: Three people were arrested on Monday for allegedly spreading fake news in the social media about the death of a person due to coronavirus (COVID- 19), police said.
Dec 04, 2019
Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found that people who repeatedly encounter a fake news item may feel less unethical about sharing it on social media, even when they don’t believe...
Aug 07, 2019
With revocation of the 1954 Presidential proclamation through the government Gazette notification, Article 35A now ceases to exist.
Jul 19, 2019
Man tries to Jump Of PVNRI Express Way Fly over believing that Modi will give him a Scorpio for his Daring Act
Jun 17, 2019
Director Maniratnam back at work after ‘routine’ health check-up
Jun 11, 2019
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on June 10 night created a buzz after he tweeted that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran and former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has been appointed as...
May 08, 2019
City police has confirmed that a viral message doing rounds on WhatsApp about an impending terror attack in Bengaluru is fake.
Apr 16, 2019
While some believed the posts, others checked the Election Commission of India website and social media handles...
Dec 03, 2018
Facing flak for the misuse of its platform, WhatsApp on Monday launched its first-ever TV campaign in India as part of its efforts to address the challenge of misinformation and pernicious rumours
Sep 26, 2018
Google, Facebook Agree EU Fake News Code Of Conduct
Sep 08, 2018
As countries over the world including India face elections amid the spread of fake news and political interference on social media platforms, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has asked for some more time...
Aug 29, 2018
WhatsApp To Inform Users On Perils Of Fake News
Jul 20, 2018
WhatsApp has received flak from the Indian government over fake news and false information being circulated on its messaging platform
Jul 16, 2018
Facebook has been scrutinized for its role in spreading fake news after evidence emerged that Russia tried to influence US voters using the social network
May 29, 2018
Papua New Guinea government is planning to shut down Facebook for a month to understand users’ behaviour and safeguard them from fake news
May 13, 2018
Most active users on Twitter tend to spread fake news during public emergencies by retweeting or “liking” the original post; Active Twitter Users Most Likely To Spread Fake News: Study
May 12, 2018
Manafort’s lawyers had argued that the charges against him are far afield from Mueller’s mandate to investigate Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Apr 29, 2018
The social networking giant is now literally sizing down the doubtful stories to prevent the triumph of falsehood on its platform.
Apr 24, 2018
Involvement In India Will Be Investigated: Cambridge Analytica
Apr 11, 2018
There were reports doing the rounds that the 51-year-old actor’s health is continuously deteriorating
Mar 25, 2018
Egypt has announced a new hotline for citizens that will run on WhatsApp and will allow them to report news
Mar 23, 2018
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today urged the media to be responsible and bring out only the truth before the public as fake news
Mar 09, 2018
Study Says Fake News Reaches Quicker Than True Stories False news on politics travels farther, faster, deeper and more broadly than the truth on Twitter, a study claims
Mar 30, 2018
Fake News Against Harish Rao, Seeks Police Action: Spreading false information over social media, detractors of the ruling party began a campaign targeting Irrigation Minister Harish Rao
Mar 03, 2018
With platforms increasingly coming under fire for fanning hate speeches, trolling and failing to stop spread of fake news,
Feb 03, 2018
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has shown confidence in users’ ability to choose what is right and wants them to dictate the veracity of news by ranking
Jan 25, 2018
Fake news is often referred to as completely false information, photos or videos, deliberate misinformation or hoaxes created and spread to confuse or misinform people
Jan 20, 2018
Pele -- the only player to win three World Cups -- withdrew and the FWA said he was being monitored by doctors
Jan 12, 2018
Shareholders of Facebook and Twitter have asked the social media platforms to disclose more information about fake news
Jan 03, 2018
US President Donald Trump has announced that he will be presenting “the most dishonest and corrupt media” awards on January 8 to what he considers to be the worst of the worst.
Jan 02, 2018
Contrary to the earlier notice on the matter, the GOI Savings Bonds, 2003, scheme has not been closed but the interest rate is being lowered to 7.75 per cent,
Dec 22, 2017
Facebook has announced that it will no longer use Disputed Flags
Dec 21, 2017
Other words that made to the Oxford shortlist were milkshake duck, white fragility, unicorn, kompromat, broflake, newsjacking, gorpcore and antifa.
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