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PIB Fact Check debunks false claims of Pakistani attacks on Jammu Air Base
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The Press Information Bureau's Fact Check unit has debunked two major instances of misinformation circulating on social media, falsely claiming Pakistani attacks on Jammu Air Force Base and Gujarat's Hazira Port.
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PIB Fact Check debunks seven instances of misinformation amid escalated te
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Amid the escalated tensions between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of India's precision strikes on terror camps across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, detrimental elements from Pakistan have been trying to deliberately sabotage the narrative from the ground reality by spreadi
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Srinagar Police files case over online provocation, false information
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Srinagar Police has initiated legal proceedings against individuals accused of circulating false information and inflammatory content on social media, following recent tensions between India and Pakistan.
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"Pakistan's lies date back to 1947; escalation will be met with appropriat
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Dismissing Pakistan's claims that it had downed Indian jets, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri called the claims baseless propaganda, calling it part of a long-standing pattern of misinformation. He further recalled how Pakistan has been resorting to falsehoods since its inception in 1947, i
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PIB Fact Check exposes fake video claiming IAF helicopter crash during Op
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The Fact Check unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has debunked another misinformation campaign by Pakistan-based social media handles falsely claiming an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter crash linked to India's 'Operation Sindoor'.
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PIB Fact Checker debunks fake video claiming Pakistani strike on Amritsar
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The Fact Check unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has exposed yet another misinformation campaign by Pakistan-based social media handles, which are trying to blatantly hijack the narrative and distract from the on-ground reality.
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Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge lauds Op Sindoor, warns against Pak's fa
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Karnataka Minister and Congress leader Priyank Kharge on Wednesday expressed his unequivocal support for Operation Sindoor but cautioned against Pakistan's misinformation campaign following the strike.
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Former BSE SME Head Backs Launch of VRight Exchange, India's First Verifie
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 2: A new platform aiming to combat market misinformation and streamline communication between listed companies, investors, and analysts launched today. VRight Exchange, backed by former Head of the BSE SME Platform, Ajay Thakur, went live on the auspicious d
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India bans 16 Pakistani YouTube channels over misinformation; Centre write
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The significant action followed the recommendations of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
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Increases in vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks threaten years of progr
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Immunisation efforts are increasingly at risk as misinformation, population growth, ongoing humanitarian crises, and funding cuts jeopardise progress and leave millions of children, adolescents, and adults at risk, warned WHO, UNICEF, and Gavi during World Immunisation Week (April 24-30).
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"Opposition spreading misinformation": Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske on Waqf
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske on Monday stated that the Waqf Act is about regulating national property and not interfering with Muslim religious rights.
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"BJP's octopus legs have captured India": VCK chief Thol Thirumavalan ahea
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
"We consider BJP shouldn't get stronger in Tamil Nadu but BJPs octopus leg have captured India. They are controlling everything. They are creating unnecessary debates in Tamil Nadu. Encouraging caste, communal powers. They spread rumours against VCK. They spread misinformation as if VCK only
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