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BJP's Nupur Sharma gets rape, death threats following 'fact checkers' twee
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party national spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Friday alleged that she has been receiving death and rape threats on social media after a "so-called fact-checker" circulated a heavily edited video from one of her recent debate on a TV channel
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Digital forensics report shows network of imposters in Pakistan pushing Pr
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 18 (ANI): Reports by digital forensics and fact-checking center confirm that many imposters in Pakistan are using the digital platform to carry out Pro-China and Pro-Pakistan narratives through fake Twitter accounts.
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Fact-checking organisation NewsMobile selected for Facebook's 'Accelerator
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): Fact-checking organisation NewsMobile has been selected for Facebook's coveted global accelerator challenge amongst the world's top 15 fact-checkers.
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COVID-19: Youtube introduces fact-check panels to searches in US to halt s
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 28 (ANI): In an attempt to protect users in US from misinformation amid the coronavirus pandemic, Youtube will add informational panels containing information from its network of fact-checkers to videos.
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Facebook will remove content with misinformation about coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
California [USA], Jan 31 (ANI): When it comes to the spread of misinformation in a public emergency situation, social media takes the limelight for all the wrong reasons. With the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring coronavirus a public health emergency, Facebook announced the steps
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Instagram uses Facebook fact-checkers to debunk false photos
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
California [USA], May 7 (ANI): To curb the spread of false information, Facebook's fact-checking exercise is now running on Instagram.
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Wikipedia founder to battle fake news menace with 'Wikitribune'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Apr. 26 (ANI): With the intent of combating 'fake news' in the industry, the founder of Wikipedia Jimmy Wales has announced the launch of a news platform that will bring journalists together with a legion of fact checkers- the "Wikitribune."
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