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Instagram will now fact-check posts to fight false information
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
California [USA], Aug 17 (ANI): Instagram is rolling out a new tool to help users fight misinformation on the platform, similar to parent company Facebook.
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Over 150 cases of fake news reported during Lok Sabha elections: Ravi Shan
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): As many as 154 cases of fake news/false news or misinformation were reported during the recently held general elections, the Union Minister of Law, Communications and Information technology Ravi Shankar Prasad informed the Lok Sabha here on Wednesday.
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Instagram to block anti-vaccine hashtags
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
California [USA], May 10 (ANI): People searching for misinformation through anti-vaccine hashtags on Instagram will have hard luck as the Facebook-owned company is cracking down on posts which deliver false information.
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Sri Lanka lifts ban on social media
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 30 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Tuesday lifted a temporary ban on several social media networks, which was put in place to prevent spreading misinformation after the ghastly suicide bombings on Easter Sunday.
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YouTube to add fact checks to controversial search topics
Updated : 7 years ago IST
California [USA], Mar 8 (ANI): With the rise in YouTube consumption, there’s also a significant rise in the spread of misinformation through fake videos carrying unverified content. In a bid to curb the menace, YouTube is reportedly adding a new feature that will help users sift out
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Facebook took three years to act against fake news in this country
Updated : 7 years ago IST
California [USA], March 3 (ANI): Moldova, which is considered among the poorest and most corrupt countries in Europe, did not make it to Facebook’s list of regions plagued with fake news and misinformation for three years.
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Compulsive contrarians found a new Balakot, quips Jaitley
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 2 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said that some people do not know the difference between 'Balakot' and 'Bala Kote' and spread misinformation without realising that Indian forces would not launch an attack in its own territory.
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Pulwama attack: Misinformation being circulated over pension of victims' w
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 21 (ANI): The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Thursday clarified that some misinformation being circulated regarding the pensions of the widows of jawans who lost their lives in the Pulwama terror attack on February 14.
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VK Singh accuses Congress of giving misinformation to nation over Rafale
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs Gen (Rtd) VK Singh on Wednesday accused the Congress of giving misinformation to the nation over the Rafale deal. Attacking the Congress, Singh said that instead of asking questions from the Modi government over the Ra
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Social media must be controlled to stop radicalisation: Gen Rawat
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said that some Kashmiri youths are getting radicalised due to misinformation and falsehood about religion being fed to them.
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Will fight back BJP propaganda on 'The Accidental Prime Minister,' says Kh
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): The BJP is trying to rewrite the history and put questions on the Congress leaders by launching a misinformation campaign in the garb of 'The Accidental Prime Minister,' which will be fought back in every possible manner, said former Union Minister and senior
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Snooping row: Rijiju tears into Cong, demands apology for hurting India's
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 23 (ANI): Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday lashed out at the Congress party, saying no agency can snoop on citizens and that misinformation is being spread to hamper the country's image and security.
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