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KCR urges media to act responsibly amid COVID-19, asks it to stop misinfor
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Warangal (Telangana) [India], June 23 (ANI): Blaming the media for creating fear and panic among people by spreading misinformation and rumours about COVID-19, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao said the media should act responsibly and highlight the precautions to be taken rath
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Brad Paisley says it's 'patriotic' to get coronavirus vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 20 (ANI): American singer and songwriter Brad Paisley is one who believes it's his "patriotic" duty to encourage his fans to get the coronavirus vaccine as soon as possible.
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Iran alleges 'misinformation campaign' against president-elect Ebrahim Rai
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Iran has alleged that "a few hostile forces" are waging a disinformation campaign against its President-elect Dr Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, aiming to "manipulate public opinion" against him.
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Facebook expands fact-checking in India, adds health-specialist partner am
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): With an aim to combat COVID-19 and all other health-related misinformation, social media giant Facebook is expanding its third-party fact-checking programme in India.
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Sambit Patra lauds Centre's 'centralised vaccination drive', accuses Congr
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): While praising the Centre's 'centralised vaccination drive' move on Monday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Sambit Patra hit out at the Congress saying it is spreading misinformation about the vaccination policies of the central government.
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People propagating misinformation, doctors assaulted: IMA seeks PM Modi in
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [Indi], June 7 (ANI): Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sought his personal intervention to resolve medicos' body pleas to ensure that medical professionals are able to work without fear and initiate action against people
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Facebook taking steps to curb spread of fake news, misinformation
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 28 (ANI): In yet another step to combat misinformation, social media conglomerate Facebook will now be taking the step of calling out pages that repeatedly spread fake news.
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People with vested interests propagating misinformation against Administra
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 28 (ANI): Lakshadweep Collector Asker Ali on Thursday defended the laws imposed by Administrator Praful Khoda Patel and said people with vested interests are propagating misinformation about him.
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IMA urges PM Modi to take action against Ramdev for 'misinformation on COV
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The Indian Medical Association on Wednesday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take appropriate action under sedition and other charges against Baba Ramdev for allegedly "spearheading a misinformation campaign on COVID vaccination".
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Attempting to correct online falsehoods might make matters worse: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 22 (ANI): The findings of a recent study suggests that Twitter users post even more misinformation after other users correct them, which might lead to more spread of false information on social media.
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Nadda accuses opposition parties of lowering morale of people in COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda on Friday accused the opposition parties of "spreading misinformation" and dampening spirit of people regarding COVID-19 vaccination.
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Singapore invokes anti-misinformation law on Kejriwal's claim over 'Singap
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Singapore, May 20 (ANI): Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday invoked its anti-misinformation law, the POFMA or Protection from Online Falsehoods & Manipulation Act against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who tweeted about the coronavirus variant from Singapore.
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