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In the shadow of COVID, health officials fight panic over Hantavirus outbreakA hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has sparked public concern. Health officials are working to communicate clearly, drawing lessons fro...- Red lines redrawn; need for stronger air, cyber warfare capabilities: Experts on Op Sindoor lessonsOperation Sindoor, launched a year ago, has provided crucial military insights. Experts highlight the importance of combined air power and ...
- Quote of the day from American author Margaret Mead: ‘Children must be taught how to think, not what to think’.Cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead's legacy emphasizes teaching children to think critically, not what to think. Her research in Samoa a...
- Conspiracy theories surge online despite real-time reporting after White House Correspondents’ Dinner shootingA shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner sparked immediate conspiracy theories. Despite extensive reporting from reputable medi...
- Quote of the day by Edgar Allen Poe: ‘Believe only half of what you see and nothing…’ Bold advice about gossip and blind trust for both Gen Z and millennialsQuote of the day: The quote by Edgar Allen Poe stands as a timeless piece of wisdom, one that encourages vigilance in thought and humility ...
- J&K proposes regulatory framework in draft new media policy 2026The Jammu and Kashmir government said it has proposed provisions in the draft New Media Policy-2026 to create a regulatory framework for ne...
- Conspiracy theories take off after global IT crashFrom fearmongering about a looming "World War III" to false narratives linking a cabal of global elite to a cyberattack, a torrent of onlin...
- LS polls: EC launches 'Myth vs Reality Register' to combat misinformationThe Election Commission has launched a "Myth vs Reality Register" to combat misinformation during Lok Sabha polls. The initiative, launched...
- Google collaborates with fact checkers to weed out misinformation in electionsIn a blog post, Google said as part of its commitment to enable the news ecosystem to combat misinformation, it will support Shakti, India ...
- Fake online images of Taylor Swift alarm White HouseFake sexually explicit images of Swift proliferated across social media this week, including one image shared on X, formerly Twitter, that ...
- Elon Musk's X disabled feature for reporting electoral misinformation, claims researcherAfter introducing a feature in 2022 for users to report a post they considered misleading about politics, X in the past week removed the "p...
- YouTube to stop removing content making false claims on past electionsThe platform also said the rest of its policies against hate speech, harassment and incitement to violence would continue to apply to all u...
- World’s biggest democracies sound warning on Twitter blue checksFrom India to Brazil and the US, officials are warning of a proliferation in fake accounts, with some saying the new system in which a blue...
- New Twitter policy aims to pierce fog of war misinformationStarting Thursday, the platform will no longer automatically recommend or emphasize posts that make misleading claims about the Russian inv...
- Koo prepares for Assembly polls in five states, plans to curb misinformation & fake newsThe homegrown social media platform said it has also restricted over 800 handles so far.
- Indian-led team develops online search system to limit COVID-19 misinformation"With so much new information coming out all the time, it can be challenging for people to know what is true and what is not," said Ronak P...
- In fight against misinformation, Facebook to now label all posts about Covid-19 vaccinesConspiracies about the vaccines have proliferated on social media platforms during the pandemic.
- YouTube to fight Covid-19 vaccine conspiracy theories, will add links to 'authoritative' infoMisinformation about the new coronavirus vaccines has proliferated on social media.
- YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformationThe video platform said it would now ban any content with claims about COVID-19 vaccines that contradict consensus from local health author...
- 'Misinfo-demic' about COVID-19 a poison that is putting even more lives at risk: UN chief"As the world fights the deadly COVID-19 pandemic - the most challenging crisis we have faced since the World War-II - we are also seeing a...
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