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Northern Ireland violence: How a deadly knife attack led to riots, rise of anti-migrant demand?Northern Ireland riots: Politicians from both parts of Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government condemned the violence.- 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...
- Did Trump stage assassination attempt during White House correspondents dinner? Trump shooting scare fuels conspiracy theory debateDid Trump stage assassination attempt during White House correspondents dinner? The question spread across social media after gunfire outsi...
- Manipur extends internet ban in Imphal valley till April 18Mobile internet services remain suspended in five Imphal valley districts for another two days. This decision follows a recent bomb attack ...
- Australia frets over Meta halt to US fact-checkingAustralia expressed concern over Meta's decision to end its US fact-checking operations on Facebook and Instagram, fearing a rise in misinf...
- India slams Pakistan for 'peddling lies' on KashmirAt the UN General Assembly, India criticized Pakistan for raising the Kashmir issue, calling it "disinformation and misinformation." India ...
- Australia threatens fines for social media giants enabling misinformationThe Australian government said it would make tech platforms set codes of conduct governing how they stop dangerous falsehoods spreading, to...
- Don't normalise disinformationThe World Economic Forum's 2024 Global Risk Report highlights misinformation or disinformation as a significant threat in the context of el...
- What is climate misinformation, and why does it matter?Misinformation and disinformation on climate change, such as greenwashing by fashion brands and astroturfing by organizations like the Empo...
- Fact vs fiction: Beware! Internet is rife with Israel vs Hamas fake newsThe onset of the Hamas attack on Israel has given rise to rampant misinformation regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict on social media.
- Australia plans huge fines if big tech fails to tackle disinformationUnder the proposed legislation, the owners of platforms like Facebook, Google, Twitter, TikTok and podcasting services would face penalties...
- Govt to notify fact check body through IT ministry: Rajeev ChandrasekharDisinformation and misinformation on the internet rank as other forms of internet criminality and need stricter- than-ever provisions to be...
- Disinformation, misinformation as bad as other digital crime: MoS IT ChandrasekharTo tackle the increasing menace of disinformation and misinformation, countries must come together to form a “global co-operative framework...
- Disinformation, misinformation as bad as other digital crime: MoS IT Chandrasekhar“Our government and agencies have determined that the velocity of misinformation and disinformation can be 8-10, sometimes 20 times faster ...
- Australia to make Big Tech hand over misinformation dataThe Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will also be able to enforce an internet industry code on uncooperative platforms,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 'Too little, too late': Social media has a Covid vaccine misinformation problem. Here's what experts suggestA serious threat in online settings is that fake news spreads faster than verified and validated news from credible sources.
- Global tech firms in Australia launch code to combat online disinformationThe voluntary code was developed in response to an Australian government inquiry into the role of online platforms in the spread of misinfo...
- 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.
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