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Md Zubair denies Delhi Police disclosure theories attributed to him
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Alt News Founder Mohd Zubair through an affidavit filed in the Delhi High Court stated that a series of false and concocted theories have been attributed to him as disclosures and the same are denied and rejected as false, wrong, concocted and baseless.
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EMBs expects social media platforms to use their 'algorithm power, to proa
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that social media platforms do self-proclaim that they have content display policies but they also have the "algorithm power" in play. "More early or deeper red flagging of fake news based on known modus operandi and genres.
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An emerging Media Company launches one-of-a-kind news platform 'News DropB
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI/GPRC): One of the renowned media company, City Angle Network Pvt. Ltd. launches a unique app called News DropBox. The app is available on App Store for free and is a one-of-its-kind platform that aims to stop the wide circulation of fake news and boost the
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Check facts before sharing on social media: PM Modi on war against fake ne
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Addressing the Chintan Shivir of home ministers of states via video conferencing, PM Modi said, "For the safety and rights of law-abiding citizens, stringent action against negative forces is our responsibility. A small piece of fake news can kick up a storm across the nation."
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Study: Susceptibility to fake news found in people with dark personality t
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): The findings of a new study at the Human-Computer-Media Institute at Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg (JMU) in Bavaria, Germany suggest that people who have dark personality traits are susceptible to fake news.
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Ankita murder case: Legal action to be taken if anyone runs fake news, say
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 16 (ANI): Legal action will be taken against news channels, portals and social media sites who have been airing news about the Ankita Bhandari murder case without official verification from the SIT, said DIG P. Renuka Devi on Sunday.
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"Any account spreading hate on social media won't be allowed to function":
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): Union Minister of State Rajiv Chandrashekhar reacted to the Pakistan government's Twitter handle being blocked in India and said that any account that spreads hate on social media will be blocked by the Indian government.
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FIR registered in Dehradun cyber police station alleging circulation of 'f
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 19 (ANI): An FIR was filed at the cyber crime police station in Dehradun on Sunday, alleging circulation of 'fake' news on social media about Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) member Yudhveer Yadav.
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Sanjay Singh defames Centre with edited clip of President Kovind's farewel
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): A war of words erupted between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday after the latter shared an edited clip of Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeting outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind at the farewell ceremony.
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Sri Lanka's ex-Prez Rajapaksa's fleeing to Maldives drives widely shared f
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], July 15 (ANI): When Sri Lanka's ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives in the wake of public protest in the island nation, it resulted in widely shared fake news on social media.
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600 cases of fake news, rumours, hate speeches registered in one year in M
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 19 (ANI): Maharashtra Cyber Cell Department on Saturday informed that it has registered around 600 cases of fake news, rumours or hate speeches in the state in the past one year.
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Russian diplomat refutes reports about Moscow transporting Ukrainian grain
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], June 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Recent reports claiming that Russia has allegedly been supplying Syria with Ukrainian grain are nothing but misinformation and fake news, Russian Special Presidential Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev told Sputnik.
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