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Most Americans worry over misinformation crisis, blame social media: Poll
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Some 81 per cent of Americans view the spread and dissemination of misinformation as a major national problem and many blame social media for propagating it, a new opinion poll revealed on Friday.
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YouTube bans videos with vaccine misinformation
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): In an attempt to stem the flow of anti-vaccine misinformation, YouTube said that it will not allow videos that claim vaccines approved by health authorities are dangerous or don't work.
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Covid vaccine hesitancy due to misinformation by Opposition, says Hardeep
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri slammed the Opposition parties in the country and alleged that they are spreading misinformation that led to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.
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Belief in misinformation can be curbed by fact-checking
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): Fact-checking reduces belief in misinformation and leaves a more enduring mental imprint than false claims, according to a new study.
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'Some people propagating misinformation', says Union Agri minister after C
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister on Wednesday hit back at those propagating "misinformation" about minimum support price after the farm laws were introduced.
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Fact-checking significantly reduces belief in misinformation
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 7 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that fact-checking reduces belief in misinformation leaving a more enduring mental imprint than false claims.
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Twitter introduces new feature for reporting COVID-19 misinformation
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): In a new attempt to combat misinformation regarding COVID-19, social media giant Twitter recently announced that it will begin testing a new reporting feature for users to flag tweets containing possible misinformation.
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Farce elections in Pakistan occupied Kashmir
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 2 (ANI): The recent elections in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) are over now. How were these elections conducted and how have the previous elections been conducted. I will be presenting a brief overview for those who just observe these elections from outside, never havi
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Air Disinfection vs Air Purification - A guide to improve the airflow
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 28 (ANI/BusinessWire India): COVID-19 has been wreaking havoc on human lives for over one year, and there have been multiple sources of information and misinformation on plausible solutions against such airborne infections.
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Biden accuses Russia of trying to disrupt 2022 elections
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 28 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of seeking to disrupt the 2022 elections by spreading "misinformation."
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Social media platforms are 'killing people' with vaccine misinformation, s
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): President Joe Biden on Friday criticized social media platforms like Facebook for spreading misinformation about the coronavirus and vaccines, as his administration has blamed them for stalling U.S. vaccine rates.
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'Misinformation prolongs pandemic', says US Surgeon General
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 15 (ANI): US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has warned that health misinformation, including disinformation, continues to prevent Americans from getting vaccinated, prolonging the ongoing COVID pandemic and putting lives at risk.
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