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"Framework to be created or if need be legislation, to fight deepfake thre
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Speaking with ANI, the Minister for State for information technology said his government will continue to create frameworks including, and if need be a new legislation will be brought in, to ensure that deepfakes or misinformation do not pose threats to Indians.
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"India looks at AI with prism of openness, safety, trust and accountabilit
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"We have learnt in the last 10-15 years as governments that by allowing innovation to get ahead of regulation, we open ourselves to the toxicity, misinformation and the weaponisation that we see on the internet today represented by social media and that is not what we want to chart for th
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Families of Ex-Navy personnel detained in Qatar say misinformation being s
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The close relative of one of the men detained in Qatar, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, says that the wrong information had been reported by several media outlets in the Middle East
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"Never heard or seen Kamal Nath committing atrocities on Sikhs," says Punj
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"The misinformation that a few people in the state are spreading by posing as Sardars saying that Kamal Nath has committed atrocities on the Sardars, but I have not heard or seen Kamal Nath committing atrocities on any Sardars till date. I think that even our God Guru Nanak ji will also not
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Tripura Police arrest freelance scribe from West Bengal for spreading misi
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The arrest comes amid allegations against him of drug smuggling, womanizing, impersonation and spreading misleading information. Talapatra had been conducting a defamatory campaign against several political personalities, with the apparent intent of tarnishing the state's reputation, police
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Advertisement claiming around 29,000 vacancies are being offered by India
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Press Information Bureau (PIB) fack check unit on Friday busted the misinformation of an advertisement, allegedly shared by Indian Railways, about the vacancies being offered for the posts of Assistant Loco Pilot and Technicians, saying that no such notification has been issued by the ra
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Currency conversion fee receipt issued by RBI doing rounds is fake: PIB Fa
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
PIB Fact Check, the government arm that busts fake news and misinformation related to the government, categorically said, “This receipt is fake. RBI does not issue any such receipts."
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Andhra girl death: Chittoor Police start probe, warns against spreading mi
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Chittoor police in Andhra Pradesh have issued an order warning against the spreading of fake news and misinformation regarding the death of a 16-year-old girl in Venugopalapuram village.
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Karnataka govt to combat fake information: Priyank Kharge
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"Right from the Chief Election Commission to the CJI to the Prime Minister agree that fake news is a threat to democracy and there are various reports that are suggesting fake news, misinformation is creating chaos in the society," Priyank Kharge said.
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Tamil Nadu: In tit-for-tar response, BJP’s Amit Malviya booked for 'distor
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In a tit-for-tat response to DMK leader and Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin being booked over his rant against Sanatan Dharma, an FIR was filed against BJP's IT cell head, Amit Malviya, for allegedly 'spreading misinformation' and 'distorting' the remarks made by the former, Trichy po
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BJP spreading false information to misguide people about Shakti scheme, sa
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Ramalingareddy said, “The BJP in Karnataka is spreading systematic misinformation on social media that the Shakti Yojana will be stopped. It's the agenda that they and their followers are following on social media by sharing misinformation, which is not right.”
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"This is misinformation...DPDP Bill not introduced in Parliament": Rajeev
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday said since the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill has not been introduced in Parliament, the question of considering it in committee does not arise.
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