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Taiwan vigilantly counters China's disinformation onslaught ahead of cruci
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
As Covid-19 misinformation circulated, Taiwanese fact-checking applications, including Auntie Meiyu, gained prominence. These apps, crucial for debunking rumours, are particularly significant as the island braces for a pivotal election.
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Study finds cancer patients undergoing treatment are susceptible to COVID-
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): Researchers have found that cancer patients undergoing treatment are more likely to believe COVID-19 related misinformation than those without a history of cancer.
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Cancer patients undergoing treatment are more susceptible to COVID-19 misi
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): According to a new study, cancer patients undergoing treatment are more likely to believe misinformation related to COVID-19 than those without a history of cancer.
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Joe Rogan responds to podcast controversy, vows to 'balance things out' am
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): American comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan has finally opened up about the controversy related to his Spotify podcast, 'The Joe Rogan Experience', saying, "I'm not trying to promote misinformation".
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Study reveals people suffering from depression susceptive to vaccine-relat
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], January 22 (ANI): During a time, when depression rates are increasing day by day due to COVID-19, a new study has revealed that people who feel depressed are more likely to believe vaccine-related misinformation.
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Karnataka: Govt order bars doctors from spreading misinformation about Cov
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 18 (ANI): Kerala government on Tuesday restricted medical practitioners from spreading incomplete, inaccurate, and unsubstantiated information about COVID-19 to the public on various media platforms.
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Twitter permanently suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 3 (ANI): Twitter on Sunday permanently suspended an account of US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, for "repeated violations" of the company's COVID-19 misinformation policies.
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Facebook executive blames society, not social networks for COVID-19 misinf
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Society, not social networks, is to blame for COVID-19 misinformation, Andrew Bosworth, a key executive at Facebook, said in an interview with Axios on Monday.
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Twitter introduces new feature for reporting COVID-19 misinformation
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): In a new attempt to combat misinformation regarding COVID-19, social media giant Twitter recently announced that it will begin testing a new reporting feature for users to flag tweets containing possible misinformation.
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Social media platforms are 'killing people' with vaccine misinformation, s
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): President Joe Biden on Friday criticized social media platforms like Facebook for spreading misinformation about the coronavirus and vaccines, as his administration has blamed them for stalling U.S. vaccine rates.
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Twitter says it will continue to remove misleading narratives on COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Tweets that advance harmful, false or misleading narratives about COVID-19 vaccinations will continue to be removed from the platform, informed a Twitter spokesperson on Sunday after several tweets on India's COVID-19 response were removed from the microblo
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Facebook finds social media users responsible for spreading vaccine doubt
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 15 (ANI): The social media giant, Facebook has found that a small number of users who are reportedly violating the platform norms are responsible for spreading COVID-19 vaccine doubts.
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