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Fake news around coronavirus vaccine on the wane, but still a concernWhile US President Joe Biden hit out at Facebook and other social media platforms last month, alleging they were killing people through mis...- 'Shaktimaan' star Mukesh Khanna dismisses death rumours, says he is perfectly alrightThe 62-year-old actor also expressed anger over the fake news.
- How info-warriors in rural India are busting fake newsThe sheer volume of online information makes it impossible for the few "fact-checking" organisations to flag all viral fake news reports
- Not just a pandemic, the world's now fighting an infodemic tooResearchers in Britain and the Netherlands conducted surveys in the UK, United States, Ireland, Mexico and Spain and found that while most ...
- Facebook, Twitter, Google to report monthly on fake news fight, EU saysFacebook, Google and Twitter should provide monthly reports on their fight against disinformation, two senior EU officials said on Wednesda...
- Experts warn companies to guard against fake news to tackle coronavirus crisis betterFalse claims and fake news, mostly forwarded through social media platforms, have also led to several cases of religion-based attacks, hate...
- Government clears air on restaurant closure rumourThe ministry of tourism clarified that it has not issued any letter on closing of hotels and restaurants till October 2020 due to the coron...
- ShareChat sees 15 pc increase in daily average users during lockdownThe Bengaluru-based company, which has about 60 million monthly active users (MAUs), has also stepped up efforts to weed out misinformation...
- Ratan Tata busts fake news, says quote about corona impact on economy floating on WhatsApp not hisTata also urged his followers to verify news items.
- Spike in hate, communal content on social media: Cyber policeThe Maharashtra cyber police have registered 132 cases till Wednesday in connection with fake news, rumours and hate speeches on social med...
- View: Disinformation in times of a pandemic, and the laws around itAs the world wrestles with a pandemic caused by a new coronavirus, COVID-19, the authorities around the world are forced to face an avalanc...
- Get your coronavirus info right: Facebook launches Messenger Chatbot to counter fake newsThe tech company has collaborated with Health Ministry and MyGov to raise awareness.
- Don't use these websites for any coronavirus-related updatesPeople are searching the web for new information on the Covid-19 outbreak to protect themselves and their families. The cybercriminals are ...
- IT Ministry asks social media firms to remove false news from their platformTaking cognisance of fake news reports on the internet, the IT ministry has asked all social media companies to immediately remove false ne...
- Indian government asks social media firms to control Coronavirus fake newsIn an advisory sent on Friday, the government asked social media platforms to start awareness campaigns, remove misinformation from the pla...
- Facebook announces COVID-19 'information centre' on News Feed for accurate, current news about pandemicThe new feature will also have a 'Why You Should Stay At Home' section.
- Coronavirus infodemic in its second stage: Fact checkersIn India, fact-checkers tell ET, the coronavirus infodemic is now in its second wave of sorts (the first one was China-focused in January),...
- Trump blames oil fight, 'Fake News' for stock market dropOn Monday, major U.S. stock indexes dropped 7% with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeting 2,000 points after oil prices slumped as mu...
- Need reliable news sources more than ever: Tony Hall at ET GBS 2020The Covid-19 virus outbreak shows, more than ever, how much we need trusted sources for news, said Tony Hall, Director-General of the Briti...
- Coronavirus 'fake news' network busted in HungaryA man and woman are suspected of "operating dozens of fake news portals and linked Facebook pages" claiming that several people have been i...
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