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Centre debunks claims of civil services prelims exam question paper leakThe Centre has dismissed social media claims of a leaked UPSC Civil Services prelims exam paper as fake. The Press Information Bureau's Fac...
Is RBI replacing paper currency with plastic notes from June 30, 2026? Check detailsViral social media claims about the Reserve Bank of India replacing paper currency with plastic notes by June 30, 2026, are false. The Pres...
Rs 40 lakh return from Rs 22,000 investment? How ‘Quantum AI’ scam is misusing Nirmala Sitharaman’s name to lure investorsQuantum AI scam: A viral message falsely claims Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is promoting a 'Quantum AI' investment scheme. It promi...
Pakistan government's Twitter account withheld in IndiaWhen anyone tries to access the Twitter account of the Pakistan government, it says, "Account Withheld @GovtofPakistan's account has been w...
Who is fake Pak Mr Bean? All about Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa & Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif Twitter exchangeZimbabwe fans say that the victory in the World T20 contest against Pak is 'revenge' for being duped by Pakistan’s Mr Bean in 2016. The eve...
Government seeks action from Twitter, FB on fake newsIt is learnt that while the platforms claimed to have taken down over 8 million videos on various counts from copyright violation to child ...
Fake news alert: No, Anand Mahindra hasn't found a 'wealth loophole', says he has no investment in cryptosThe fake news report claimed Mahindra's latest investment in cryptos has left 'banks terrified'.
SC to hear on November 22 pleas accusing Twitter of spreading hate, fake newsGoenka, in his plea, had sought that a mechanism be framed to check advertisements and paid content on Twitter that may be hateful, incitin...
Twitter’s cracking down on coronavirus misinformationSocial media giant Twitter is labelling tweets that contain misinformation about the pandemic, using human reviewers to assess whether twee...
Centre, Twitter India get SC notice on plea seeking mechanism to regulate content spreading hateA three-judge bench led by Chief Justice SA Bobde issued the notices on a petition filed by BJP's Vinit Goenka saying hundreds of fake Twit...
Plea in SC seeking linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar to check fake newsThe plea, which seeks to weed out the duplicate, fake and ghost social media accounts, wants the government to link the profiles on such pl...
Google, Facebook, Twitter fail to live up to fake news pledgeThe EU executive also criticised Twitter for failing to provide benchmarks to measure its progress on monitoring political ads.
Are Twitter users spreading fake news?It is not just few people spreading it, but few people reading it.
Nationalism drive behind spread of fake news in India: BBCThe findings come from extensive research in India, Kenya, and Nigeria into the way ordinary citizens engage with and spread fake news, the...
No perfect solution to curb fake news, says Jack DorseyDorsey’s comments on fake news come in the aftermath of Twitter and other social media platforms coming under the scrutiny of regulators fo...
Government warns Twitter of strict action if it fails to check hate messagesUnion Home Secretary directed Twitter's legal, policy and trust and safety lead, to ensure a round-the-clock mechanism for prompt disposal ...
Facebook describes fake news as an 'existential threat'Beyond Fake News is the British public broadcaster's new international anti-disinformation initiative, looking at highlighting the problems...
Facebook offers to curb fake news during 2019 Lok Sabha pollsSources said the Facebook self-verification system would subject content that is circulated beyond a point to automatic fact-checking.
Partnering with law enforcement agencies to tackle fake news: TwitterTaranjeet Singh, country director of Twitter India, said sectors like auto, banking and financial services and technology primarily pushed ...
Fake news leads Pakistan minister to issue nuclear threat to IsraelA report in the New York Times said a fake news story prompted Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif to threaten to go nuclear.