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J-K police ask Twitter to provide details of journalist spreading fake new
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 12 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday wrote to social networking site Twitter asking for the details of the journalist who had claimed earlier today that a Kashmiri policeman had shot and killed five CRPF personnel in the Valley.
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Pak DG ISPR peddles fake news, posts doctored video of retd IAF Air Marsha
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 28 (ANI): Pakistan's Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations, Asif Ghafoor, attracted ridicule after posting a doctored video of war hero and retired IAF Air Marshal, Denzil Keelor on Sunday.
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Over 150 cases of fake news reported during Lok Sabha elections: Ravi Shan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): As many as 154 cases of fake news/false news or misinformation were reported during the recently held general elections, the Union Minister of Law, Communications and Information technology Ravi Shankar Prasad informed the Lok Sabha here on Wednesday.
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Trump insists he could've won presidency without social media
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 11 (ANI): President Donald Trump in a series of tweets on Thursday morning (local time) insisted that he could have won the presidency in 2016 without the help of social media. But the president immediately contradicted himself in the follow-up tweets claiming tha
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UK to earmark PS18 million to counter fake news
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 7 (ANI): The United Kingdom has decided to earmark 18 million pounds to counter disinformation and fake news across Eastern Europe and strengthen independent media in the Western Balkans.
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IYC denies report claiming Rahul concerned over veterans' stand on his res
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Terming it as "fake news", Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Saturday denied certain media reports which claimed Congress president Rahul Gandhi had expressed his concern to the youth delegation of the party about none of the senior leaders offered to resign af
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There should be discussion on fake news in the Parliament: Prakash Javadek
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Friday said that fake news and information published with malicious intent are important subjects that need to be discussed.
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Tamil Nadu: Coordinator refutes media reports on school shutting down in C
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 20 (ANI): After a report about Christ King School in Tambaram being shut down due to water scarcity got wide coverage by national print media, coordinator of the school refuted the reports claiming it to be false and that the school was shut down due to con
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Nepalese bizman denies having offshore accounts
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], Jun 10 (ANI): Niraj Govinda Shrestha, a London-based Nepalese businessman, who was named in a Center for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) report from Nepal regarding offshore accounts, has denied all allegations levelled against him and described them as "fake news."
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Source credibility is key to derailing fake news: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 9 (ANI): Fake news is a type of yellow journalism that has become a major concern today. A recent study has provided a roadmap for dealing with fake news.
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Singapore passes 'fake news' law
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Pulau Ujong [Singapore], May 8 (ANI): Singapore's parliament on Wednesday passed the Protection from Online Falsehood and Manipulation Act (POFMA), a move to tackle the spread of online fake news.
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Class X results will not be declared today, fake news circulating on socia
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 5 (ANI): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has clarified in a statement that the news which is being circulated on several media platforms with regard to the declaration of class X results is incorrect.
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