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Kodak Black to remain behind the bars
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 30 (ANI): There is no sigh of relief for American singer-rapper Kodak Black as he will still remain behind bars on weapon violation charges. He was found putting in false information to purchase firearms from a gun shop in Miami.
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Instagram to block anti-vaccine hashtags
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
California [USA], May 10 (ANI): People searching for misinformation through anti-vaccine hashtags on Instagram will have hard luck as the Facebook-owned company is cracking down on posts which deliver false information.
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Instagram uses Facebook fact-checkers to debunk false photos
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
California [USA], May 7 (ANI): To curb the spread of false information, Facebook's fact-checking exercise is now running on Instagram.
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Sri Lanka blocks social media platforms after Sinhalese-Muslim clashes
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 6 (ANI): Sri Lankan on Monday temporarily blocked Facebook, WhatsApp and some social media platforms as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of false information a day after clashes broke out between ethnic Sinhalese group and minority Muslims.
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Will thrash you and your supporters with shoes: BSP leader threatens Raj B
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Fatehpur Sikri (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 16 (ANI): Shree Bhagwan Sharma alias Guddu Pandit, BSP's candidate from Fatehpur Sikri, has threatened to "thrash" Congress leader Raj Babbar and his supporters if they spread false information.
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Jaitley calls Congress "national saboteur"
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 01 (ANI): Terming Congress a "national saboteur", Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday claimed that the party has been busy spreading false information about the Centre's possible moves in relation to the private sector company Infrastructure Leasing &
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False information led to mob lynching in India: US expert
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 12 (ANI): Geysha Gonzalez, associate director for the Eurasia centre at the Atlantic Council, on Wednesday asserted that "in India, circulation of false information via messaging app has led to some mob lynching incidents."
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Facebook Messenger to flag DMs from fake accounts
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
California [United States], July 11 (ANI): In its fight against fake accounts and the spread of false information, Facebook is rolling out a new feature for its Messenger service.
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CBI arrests journalist for fraudulently accessing 'sensitive areas'
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 3 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested senior journalist Upendra Rai for using false information to get access to sensitive areas.
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Amit Shah's letter is full of false information: Chandrababu Naidu
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh), Mar. 24 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh (AP) Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday attacked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and claimed the letter from BJP President Amit Shah is 'full of false information'.
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Two, including Rohingya refugee, held for carrying Aadhaar card
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 15 (ANI): The Balapur Police have apprehended two persons, including a Rohingya refugee, for obtaining the Aadhaar card by providing false information to UIDAI, which is the mandated to issue Unique Identity - Aadhaar to all residents of India.
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Rohingyas issue: Rijiju appeals to international commissions, committees t
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Monday asked the International Human Rights Commissions to not spread false information against India on Rohingya Muslims matter.
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