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Some opposition leaders spreading misinformation on COVID vaccine: Sushil
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], January 10 (ANI): Former Bihar deputy chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushil Modi on Sunday accused the opposition of being engaged in spreading misinformation against COVID vaccination.
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Opposition should apologise for spreading misinformation over Balakot airs
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): After former Pakistan diplomat Agha Hilaly admitted killing of 300 terrorists in the Balakot airstrike, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Harnath Singh Yadav slammed Opposition leaders and asked why they raised questions over the bravery of Armed forces.
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COVID-19: Vardhan asks states to stop misinformation campaigns ahead of se
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] January 7 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday interacted with the Ministers and Principal Secretaries/Additional Chief Secretaries of the States/UTs to review the preparedness for the nationwide mock drill on the COVID-19 vaccination scheduled for F
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China has been waging 'cognitive warfare' against Taiwan, warns think tank
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 5 (ANI): China has been waging "cognitive warfare" against Taiwan by using misinformation and an army of online trolls as weapons to sway public opinion in Beijing's favour, a local think tank reported.
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Facebook's advertising integrity chief quits after 4 years
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] January 2 (ANI): Rob Leathern, Facebook's chief of advertising integrity, who handled the company's ad products, stepped down on Friday after serving the company for four years.
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BJP success in polls since Sept 27 is reply to misinformation on farm laws
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 'historic victory' in the recently concluded Bihar polls, by-polls and local body elections in various states since September 27, when the farm bills got President's assent and became laws, shows people in rural areas have fu
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PM Modi accuses Opposition of misleading farmers, destroying economic poli
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed the Opposition for misleading farmers, spreading misinformation on the new agriculture laws and destroying the economic policy (arth neeti) in the name of farmers.
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Instagram rolls out new notifications about COVID-19 information
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
California [US], December 18 (ANI): Photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced the launch of two new features to help combat Covid-19 misinformation: users in areas with surging cases will see a link to their local health authority at the top of their feed and anyone searching for vaccin
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Study finds social media use increases belief in Covid-19 misinformation
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 14 (ANI): The more people rely on social media as their primary news source the more likely they are to believe misinformation about the pandemic, according to recent survey analysis.
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Google launches search panels to counter vaccine misinformation
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 10 (ANI): Tech giant Google on Thursday announced that it is launching new information panels in its search results for countering misinformation and for educating people about the things that are available in their location.
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Facebook to remove false claims about COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
California [US], December 4 (ANI): Amid growing misinformation on social media, Facebook plans to remove posts with what they consider to be false information or conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccines.
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Government seeks to allay apprehension of farmers on MSP, says they can e
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): The minimum support price of foodgrains has been substantially raised in the past over six years, the government said on Monday as it sought to allay apprehensions of protesting farmers over the new farm laws including on MSP.
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