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Delhi violence: AAP govt issues phone number, email to report hate content
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 3 (ANI): The Delhi Government has launched a phone number and an email id for the public to report content that has potential to disturb communal harmony, Aam Aadmi Party MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj said on Tuesday after the meeting of Peace and Harmony Committee.
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Delhi Assembly's Peace and Harmony Committee launches WhatsApp number, Ema
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 3 (ANI): The Delhi Legislative Assembly Committee for Peace and Harmony on Tuesday launched a WhatsApp number and an email ID where people can send complaints regarding hate messages or fake news from social media platforms which can cause "communal disharmony".
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Be a rebel against fake news: DCP New Delhi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 3 (ANI): In the wake of rumours that spread through the national capital on Sunday evening, the New Delhi DCP on Tuesday gave a message to citizens asking them to become a rebel against any fake news.
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Delhi Assembly's Panel on Peace and Harmony meets, decides to act against
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 2 (ANI): The Committee on Peace and Harmony, formed by the Delhi Assembly met on Monday and decided to warn people against forwarding, retweeting or sharing fake news or messages, that foment enmity between two communities, on social media platforms. The panel has also
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Fake news can make disease outbreaks worse, research shows
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 14 (ANI): It has come to notice that the spread of misinformation, harmful advice, fake news about diseases could be making its outbreaks worse, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).
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Delhi court seeks action taken report from police on plea for FIR against
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 7 (ANI): A Delhi court on Friday called for an action taken report from Delhi Police on a complaint filed by Supreme Court lawyer Alakh Alok Srivastav seeking registration of FIR against Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia for allegedly spreading fake news durin
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Criminal complaint in Delhi court against Manish Sisodia over 'fake news'
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 6 (ANI): A criminal complaint was on Thursday filed in a Delhi court against Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia for allegedly spreading fake news that Delhi Police personnel were setting a DTC bus on fire during violence at Jamia area.
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Twitter introduces new rule to label, remove manipulated media
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
California [USA], Feb 5 (ANI): Twitter on Tuesday (local time) announced a new rule to help verify the photographs or videos that are shared on the platform in order to make the medium less prone to misinformation.
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CBSE warns 'mischievous' elements against spreading rumours ahead of board
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (India): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Saturday warned 'mischievous' elements against spreading rumours ahead of board exams on social media and advised students and parents not to pay heed to them.
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BJP should stop 'producing fake news', says Yechury
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 24 (ANI): CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Friday slammed BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje for her tweet in which she had alleged that Hindus of Kuttipuram in Malappuram were being denied water as they supported CAA, and said that the "ruling party should stop produc
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Spend 10 minutes daily on social media to impart medical knowledge: IMA Ke
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 21 (ANI): In an effort to make people aware about medical fake news, Indian Medical Association (IMA) in Kerala has urged doctors to spend at least 10 minutes daily on social media to impart authentic medical information.
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Fake news has emerged as new menace, says President Kovind
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 20 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday said that the fundamental principle of restraint and responsibility has been substantially undermined in media these days and fake news has emerged as a new menace.
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