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Facebook to limit Myanmar military-controlled pages for spreading misinfor
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 14 (ANI): Facebook on Friday decided to reduce pages controlled by the Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) on grounds of spreading misinformation, reported Myanmar Times.
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Centre asks Twitter to remove 1,178 Pak-Khalistani handles for posting pro
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Amid the 'Toolkit' controversy surrounding the ongoing farmers' protest, the Central government has directed the microblogging platform Twitter to remove 1,178 Pakistani-Khalistani accounts spreading misinformation and provocative content on farmers ag
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Some opposition leaders spreading misinformation on COVID vaccine: Sushil
Updated : 5 years, 4 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, 4 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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PM Modi accuses Opposition of misleading farmers, destroying economic poli
Updated : 5 years, 5 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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Punjab police approaches Centre to block 45 social media links after the p
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 11 (ANI): Intensifying their crackdown against rumour mongers spreading misinformation on Covid on social media, the Punjab police on Thursday approached the Centre for blocking access to 45 links indulging in false propaganda, said the state government
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People with malicious intent spreading misinformation that party has insul
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 7 (ANI): Taking a veiled dig at Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday said that some people with malicious intent are spreading misinformation that the party has insulted women.
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Corona pandemic: European Commission should question China over spreading
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 28 (ANI): The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Party have issued an open letter calling on the European Commission (EC) to investigate and explain the allegations that a recent report documenting how governments push disinformation about the coronavirus p
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Bandra incident: Police arrests TV journalist for spreading misinformation
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 15 (ANI): A TV journalist has been arrested for spreading misinformation about trains that led to huge gathering of migrant labourers outside the Bandra railway station on Tuesday.
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COVID-19 not transmitted from animals to humans, misinformation being spre
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Calling the circulation of rumours about animals spreading COVID-19 a "classic example of spreading misinformation, disinformation, distorted information," Dr Chandrakant Pandav, Head, Centre for Community Medicine, AIIMS Delhi said that this totally wrong
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AIMIM member held for spreading misinformation on COVID-19 deaths in UP
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested AIMIM District President Mansoor Alam for spreading misinformation on social media about deaths caused due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Youth arrested in Nepal for spreading misinformation about COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Mar 21 (ANI): Nepal Police on Saturday arrested a youth for allegedly spreading rumours about deaths by COVID-19 in a private hospital here, which went viral over social media.
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