Trump shooting scare renews 'staged' conspiracy theoryA flood of misinformation exploded online after US President Donald Trump escaped a weekend shooting scare, fueling renewed -- and unfounde...
28 Apr, 2026, 08.08 AM IST
French prosecutors summon Elon Musk over allegations of child abuse images and deepfakes on XElon Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino have been summoned to Paris for "voluntary interviews" regarding allegations of child sexual abu...
20 Apr, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
French prosecutors summon Elon Musk over allegations of child abuse images, deepfakes on XElon Musk faces scrutiny in Paris. Investigators are probing allegations of misconduct on his social media platform X. This includes the sp...
20 Apr, 2026, 10.43 AM IST
Facebook, TikTok harden EU commitment to tackle disinformation but not XDigital titans including Facebook and TikTok formally pledged to ramp up the fight against disinformation in the EU, Brussels said on Thurs...
13 Feb, 2025, 07.03 PM IST
How Russia, China and Iran are interfering in the US presidential electionForeign disinformation campaigns from Russia, China, and Iran in U.S. elections have become more advanced and difficult to trace. They targ...
29 Oct, 2024, 09.49 AM IST
Russians behind fake video of ballots being destroyed, US officials sayRussian actors were behind a viral video falsely showing mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in the swing state of Pennsylvani...
26 Oct, 2024, 04.36 PM IST
Russia is behind viral disinformation targeting Tim Walz, intelligence official saysU.S. officials confirmed Russian groups spread disinformation against Democratic candidate Tim Walz, linking it to previous efforts involvi...
23 Oct, 2024, 09.58 AM IST
US accuses Russia of using state media to spread disinformation ahead of November electionIntelligence agencies have previously charged that Russia was using disinformation to try to interfere in the election. But the anticipated...
05 Sep, 2024, 12.17 AM IST
China-linked 'Spamouflage' network mimics Americans online to sway US political debateChinese disinformation networks are targeting American voters with fake social media accounts ahead of the upcoming election. The group Spa...
03 Sep, 2024, 06.34 PM IST
Meta fends off AI-aided deception as US election nearsMeta's efforts to combat "coordinated inauthentic behavior" on its platforms come as fears mount that generative AI will be used to trick o...
16 Aug, 2024, 09.58 AM IST
Russian disinformation is about immigration. The real aim is to undercut Ukraine aidRussian disinformation efforts are targeting U.S. immigration and border security issues to sow division ahead of the 2024 election. Amplif...
02 Mar, 2024, 06.53 AM IST
EU's Breton tells TikTok CEO to ramp up efforts against disinformationBreton last month gave TikTok an Oct. 25 deadline to provide information on its crisis response measures and also ordered the company to pr...
06 Nov, 2023, 04.58 PM IST
AI generated content should be labelled, EU Commissioner Vera Jourova saysCompanies such as Google, Microsoft and Meta Platforms that have signed up to the EU Code of Practice to tackle disinformation should repor...
05 Jun, 2023, 07.14 PM IST
Fact checkers suggest a four-step fix to YouTube’s misinformation problemFact checkers from over 40 countries have sent a letter to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, urging her to take at least four steps to stop the c...
13 Jan, 2022, 05.13 AM IST
Fact-checkers from India, elsewhere urge YouTube CEO to act against disinformationBOOM, Fact Crescendo, Factly, NewsMobile, The Healthy Indian Project (THIP), The Logical Indian and Vishvas News were among the Indian fact...
12 Jan, 2022, 07.44 PM IST
I&B PSU floats tender to empanel agencies for 'disinformation detection' on social mediaThe move comes amid a number of initiatives of the government to crackdown on "fake news" and disinformation.
10 Jun, 2020, 08.49 PM IST
Opposition's efforts for realignment a disinformation campaign: Venkaiah NaiduAddressing party workers, Naidu said the opposition is trying to form the realignment in order to bring a bad repute to Modi government.
22 Apr, 2016, 04.46 PM IST