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Woman held for spreading fake news on COVID-19 in WB
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): A woman in Kolkata was arrested on Saturday for allegedly spreading fake news pertaning to spread of coronavirus.
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Karnataka hires 'Corona warriors' to provide real-time information, avoid
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 21 (ANI): The news and public relations department, the Indian Red Cross Society and the Karnataka State Labour Studies Institute have invited volunteers for the programme to provide real-time information to people to avoid spreading rumours and misinformat
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COVID-19 : FIR registered in Doda for spreading fake news
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 20 (ANI): An FIR has been registered against a person on Thursday for allegedly forwarding fake news pertaining to Coronavirus on social media.
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Facebook, Google, Microsoft say they are jointly combatting misinformation
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 17 (Sputnik/ANI): US tech giants Facebook, Google and Microsoft together with LinkedIn, Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube on Tuesday issued a joint statement, stating they are jointly combating the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, as well as sharin
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Man held in Odisha for posting fake news on coronavirus
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Rayagada (Odisha) [India], Mar 15 (ANI): A man has been arrested on charges of posting fake news on social media on coronavirus in Rayagada, police said on Saturday.
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Delhi Police uses film poster for warning fake news peddlers
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): In a bid to attract attention and spread its message across to a large section of the society, Delhi Police on Friday put out a poster of an upcoming film on microblogging site Twitter to issue a warning to fake news peddlers.
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Delhi HC notice to Centre, social media platforms on plea against hate spe
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 11 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the central government and various social media organisations on a plea seeking immediate action through notified designated officers for removal of fake news and hate speech being circulated through social m
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One arrested in Hyderabad for circulating fake news on social media
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar 11 (ANI): A person has been arrested for allegedly circulating fake news on social media platforms with an intention to incite communal violence in the region, police said on Tuesday.
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Social Media user apologises to CBSE for making false claim of paper leak
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 5 (ANI): A person has apologised to Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) for making a false claim of question paper leak on social media, the Board said on Thursday.
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Coronavirus misinformation in social media age underscores need for Singap
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India]/Singapore, Mar 5 (ANI): The spread of fake news through social media platforms amid the outbreak of coronavirus has reinforced the convictions surrounding the significance of laws aimed at taking swift action against the cyber misinformants.
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CBSE asks police to nab persons circulating fake news about question paper
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 4 (ANI): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday said it has written to Delhi Police to take stern action against persons involved in circulating fake news about CBSE exam paper leaks on social media platforms and "for creating panic amongst studen
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CBSE files complaint against fake news, rumours about Board exams
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 4 (ANI): The Central Board of Secondary Examination, (CBSE), on Wednesday, said the Board has written to the Delhi Police against fake news and rumours being spread about examination paper leak.
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