China to crack down on stock market fake news as AI spurs misinformation, says state mediaArtificial intelligence has become a new tool for creating and spreading misleading information to con investors or manipulate stocks, luri...
15 Mar, 2025, 04.32 PM IST
More power to fact checkers, not govSupreme Court stopped GoI's Fact Checking Unit, pending Bombay HC's IT Rules decision. Platforms must prevent fake news to keep safe harbou...
21 Mar, 2024, 11.05 PM IST
BRS complains to EC on Cong's alleged use of 'deepfake' technology in Telangana poll campaignIn the complaint addressed to the Chief Election Commissioner, Telangana Chief Electoral Officer and state DGP on Wednesday, the BRS said r...
30 Nov, 2023, 03.09 PM IST
How fake news and videos inciting violence in ManipurThe ongoing violence in Manipur, resulting in over 160 deaths, is reportedly being fueled by the rampant spread of false news and rumours. ...
24 Jul, 2023, 08.42 AM IST
China shuts 100,000 fake news social media accounts, ramps up content cleanupThe Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) launched a special campaign to clean up online information, focusing on social media accounts ...
17 May, 2023, 12.44 PM IST
Chinese police detain man for allegedly spreading fake news using ChatGPTChina has registered the first case of allegedly misusing ChatGPT. The man has been arrested for spreading fake news.
10 May, 2023, 03.35 PM IST
Delhi HC directs Google, YouTube to take down images, videos making false claims about Aaradhya BachchanThe Delhi High Court on Thursday granted interim relief to Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's daughter, Aaradhya Bachchan, in a...
20 Apr, 2023, 02.02 PM IST
CEC: Fake news on social media threat in electionsIn an article by the CEC, issued by the Election Commission of India, attention has been drawn to how social media driven fake news can ove...
24 Jan, 2023, 11.59 PM IST
ChatGPT: Faking it, a genuine artificial concernSpread of misinformation can have serious consequences, from influencing public opinion to undermining trust in institutions. With the abil...
23 Jan, 2023, 01.04 AM IST
Muslim body moves SC, seeks hearing of 2020 PIL on fake news regarding Tablighi congregationJamiat Ulama-I-Hind, on whose plea the apex court has issued notices to the Centre and others including the Press Council of India in May 2...
24 Jan, 2022, 08.44 PM IST
Why even artificial intelligence cannot stop the spread of fake newsNew technological solutions, unfortunately, may not be a silver bullet.
29 Nov, 2021, 06.20 PM IST
I&B ministry launches account on Telegram for fact-checkingPIB Fact Check is the only central government fact-checking arm, which was established in November 2019.
14 Sep, 2021, 01.16 PM IST
SC expresses concern over fake, communal news on social media, some channelsA bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana was hearing a batch of petitions including the one filed by Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind seeking directio...
02 Sep, 2021, 03.20 PM IST
Infodemic forcing everyone to do their bit to curb misinformationTill recently, the onus of curbing the spread of such news and misinformation rested on social media and messaging platforms such as Facebo...
13 Oct, 2020, 06.34 AM IST
Government directs WhatsApp to come out with effective solutions against spread of fake newsHansraj Ahir said WhatsApp has conveyed that a number of steps have been taken by it to address the issue of fake news propagated using the...
05 Feb, 2019, 04.18 PM IST
UP Police's 'Digital Armies' to curb fake news on social mediaThe move comes in the wake of the Central government directions to take effective steps to stop the spread of the rumours and fake news, Si...
22 Jul, 2018, 05.22 PM IST
'Fake news' beats 'gender-fluid', 'fidget spinner' to become 2017's word of the yearThe use of 'fake news' registered a 365 per cent rise in the last 12 months.
02 Nov, 2017, 06.21 PM IST