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Facebook took three years to act against fake news in this country
Updated : 7 years ago IST
California [USA], March 3 (ANI): Moldova, which is considered among the poorest and most corrupt countries in Europe, did not make it to Facebook’s list of regions plagued with fake news and misinformation for three years.
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Petition filed before SC to put a halt to menace of fake news
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 2 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Central government to frame necessary guidelines for checking the spread of fake news by setting the accountability, liability and responsibility.
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Be cautious of Opposition's attempt to spread fake news over social media:
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged people to not get influenced by fake news being spread over social media by enemy countries. He also cautioned BJP party workers to be wary of attempts of attack by the Opposition, whom he called the "masters
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Parliamentary panel justified in checking social media activities, says cy
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Cyber expert Pawan Duggal on Monday endorsed the Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology’s move to check activities on social media platform while asserting that the same should have been done earlier.
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Twitter CEO may participate in international 'fake news' hearing
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ottawa [Canada] Feb 19 (ANI): Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey could be participating in the International Grand Committee (IGC), which is a collection of lawmakers from around the world who have come together to investigate into fake news, for the second gathering of public hearing later this year i
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Fake news about harassment of Kashmiri students being propagated on social
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 17 (ANI): The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Sunday stated that fake news is being circulated over social media about the alleged harassment of students from Kashmir following the Pulwama terror attack.
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Thai PM quashes coup rumours
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Feb 11 (ANI): Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha quashed rumours of a coup attempt on Monday, decrying rumours of an impending coup as "fake news".
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Trump lashes out at Fox News over wall negotiations
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 28 (ANI): US President Donald Trump slammed Fox News on Sunday, stating that the media outlet has "even less understanding" of wall negotiations than "FAKE NEWS CNN".
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Trump hits out at Media over fake reporting on first US-North Korea summit
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [USA], Jan 24 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump in a series of tweets on Thursday lashed out at the 'Fake News Media' over reports regarding 'so little' that had happened during his first meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in
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Catholic school students 'may bring people together': Trump
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 23 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended the group of American teens from Covington Catholic high school who mocked a Native American veteran near the Lincoln Memorial wearing 'Make America Great Again' apparel, as 'they will use it for
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EC directs Delhi Police to probe fake news of LS poll schedule
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 18 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (EC) on Thursday ordered the Delhi Police to investigate the 'fake news' being circulated about Lok Sabha poll schedule on social media.
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ECI directs for police investigation into fake news on LS poll dates
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday directed the Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi to ask police to investigate the fake news of 2019 Lok Sabha election dates being circulated on social media and asked them to take action against unknown persons
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