Fake News
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Government alone cannot determine fake news: Editors Guild on Amendment to IT Rules
India | Jan 19, 2023, 10:43 AM ISTThe Guild urged the central government to expunge this new amendment, and to initiate meaningful consultations with press bodies, media organisations and other stakeholders, on the regulatory framework for digital media, so as to not undermine press freedom.
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Govt asks YouTube to take down three channels for spreading fake news
India | Dec 21, 2022, 01:58 PM ISTThe three channels were declared as peddlers of fake news by the Press Information Bureau Fact Check Unit on Tuesday.
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Govt blocks 45 videos on 10 YouTube channels for spreading fake news and morphed content: Thakur
India | Sep 26, 2022, 06:44 PM ISTGovt blocks videos: The blocked videos had a cumulative viewership of over 1.30 crore and claimed that the government had taken away the religious rights of certain communities, an official statement said.
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Maharashtra: 600 cases of fake news, rumours and hate speeches registered in one year
India | Jun 19, 2022, 08:34 AM ISTAccording to official data provided by Maharashtra Cyber, in these offences registered, 384 accused have been arrested till now. Out of the total arrested accused, preventive action as per the Code of Criminal Procedure is carried out on 145 accused.
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Govt strikes against fake news; blocks 22 YouTube channels, including 4 based in Pakistan
India | Apr 05, 2022, 03:32 PM ISTThis is the first time action has been taken against the Indian YouTube based news publishers since the notification of the IT Rules, 2021 in February last year.
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Russia-Ukraine War: Vladimir Putin blocks Facebook, restricts Twitter to punish `fake` news reports
World | Mar 05, 2022, 08:52 AM ISTThe state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said it cut access to Twitter and Facebook in line with a decision by the prosecutor general’s office. The watchdog has previously accused Twitter of failing to delete the content banned by Russian authorities and slowed down access to it.
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Over 60 social media accounts blocked for anti-India fake news
India | Feb 10, 2022, 03:02 PM ISTReplying to supplementary questions in the Upper House, Minister for State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan said the government is very much concerned about the freedom of speech and freedom of expression.
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Rajasthan Police launches campaign against fake news
India | Feb 09, 2022, 01:00 PM ISTOn Chocolate Day, the force tweeted a photo of a chocolate bar with the line "CHOKE THE FAKE NEWS, DON'T BE LATE".
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No mosque vandalized, no rape or death in Tripura; fake news circulating on social media: MHA
India | Nov 13, 2021, 10:38 PM ISTThe home ministry said that in Maharashtra, there have been reports of violence and unsavoury statements that are aimed at disturbing peace and harmony based on fake news regarding Tripura.
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'Country gets bad name': SC expresses concern over fake, communal news
India | Sep 02, 2021, 01:09 PM ISTSocial media only listens to “the powerful voices” and several things are written against judges, institutions without any accountability, said the bench which also comprised justices Surya Kant and A S Bopanna.
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Biden: Social media platforms ‘killing people’ with misinformation
World | Jul 17, 2021, 07:23 AM ISTSocial media companies are “killing people” by failing to police misinformation on their platforms about COVID-19, said Joe Biden.
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Rahul Gandhi quotes 'fake news' to attack Modi government
News | Jul 14, 2021, 01:48 PM ISTIndian Army said that there has been no attempt by the Indian or the Chinese side to occupy the areas in eastern Ladakh from where they disengaged in February and both sides are engaged in talks to resolve the remaining issues in the region.
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FACT CHECK: Uttar Pradesh to be divided into three parts?
India | Jun 13, 2021, 04:30 PM ISTThe state govt clarified that all the rumours in this regard are baseless and no such proposal has been prepared yet.
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COVID Fact Check: Black Fungus can spread through farm chickens? Here's the truth
Health | Jun 01, 2021, 02:44 PM ISTOf late, several WhatsApp forwards and social media posts claimed that Black Fungus can spread through farm chickens. Here's the truth!
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Vikram Bhatt warns about Whatsapp forwards that spread Covid misinformation
Celebrities | May 08, 2021, 11:18 PM ISTVikram Bhatt says we should all be wary of "Whatsapp groups and millions of forwards which talk about remedies and preventive measures" related to Covid purely on the basis on hearsay.
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Centre, Twitter India get SC notice on plea seeking mechanism to regulate content spreading hate
India | Feb 12, 2021, 12:51 PM ISTAdvocate Ashwini Dubey, appearing for Goenka, said directions are needed for establishing a mechanism to regulate hateful content on the social networking site.
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Social media platforms should follow Indian laws, says Ravi Shankar Prasad in Rajya Sabha
News | Feb 12, 2021, 06:44 AM IST“I have a message for all of you — come, work in India, earn money but you will have to follow India’s laws,” Ravi Shankar Prasad says in Rajya Sabha
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Action will be taken if social media used to spread fake news, violence: Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Feb 11, 2021, 03:02 PM ISTThis came after some of the protesting farmers did not follow the prearranged route on Republic Day for their tractor rally and broke barricades to enter Delhi.
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Watch how Fake News Spread Misinformation About The COVID-19 Vaccine
News | Jan 08, 2021, 06:35 PM ISTAs India gets closer to mass vaccination nation-wide rollout, it must brace up to tackle vaccine misinformation on a war footing.
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Steep rise in misinformation on FB as votes being counted: Report
Technology | Nov 06, 2020, 01:16 PM ISTThe report came hours before the social networking giant banned a fast-growing group called "Stop the Steal'