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‘Fake news’ fuelling ethno-religious crisis in Nigeria: experts
Lagos: Misinformation risks worsening ethnic and religious tensions in Nigeria, media commentators a…
Facebook exploring new ways to fight fake news fast
San Francisco: With elections happening around the world month after month, Facebook is kicking off …
Here’s what Arifa Khanam says about fake news
NEW DELHI: Arfa Khanum Sherwani is an Indian journalist and writer. She worked as an anchor with NDT…
2nd leg of WhatsApp campaign to fight fake news
New Delhi: Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Monday launched the second-leg of its “Share Joy, Not Ru…
Tom Ford calls out fake quote targeting Melania Trump
Washington: Tom Ford denied making degrading comments targeting US First Lady Melania Trump, after a…
Fact Check: Did 350 revert to Islam post Christchurch mosque masaacre?
CHRISTCHURCH: A video of a religious ceremony is being spread on social media platforms claiming 350…
Fact checkers alone can’t curb fake news
New Delhi: As the proliferation of disinformation on social media platforms has given rise to a new …
Social media reacts after court slapped a fine of 50 lakh on anti-Muslim channel
NEW DELHI: Social media welcomed the Kerala court judgement after fake news peddler Suresh Chavhanke…
Centre implements new move, FB, WhatsApp, Google, Twitter could face heavy, jail term
New Delhi: The BJP government has come hard on social media giants especially micro-blogging site Tw…
Elections 2019: WhatsApp soon to roll out this new exciting ‘feature’
New Delhi: With Lok Sabha Elections just around the corner, Social media giants that have come under…
#BoycottSurfExcel: Fake TOI’s tweet viral after controversial Hindu-Muslim ad
New Delhi: An alleged tweet of Times of India reporting on the loss of Rs 10 crores incurred by Surf…
Royal Family to block, report social media trolls
LONDON: The Royal Family has published social media guidelines for the public, vowing to block users…
Facebook took three years to act against fake news in this country
California: Moldova, which is considered among the poorest and most corrupt countries in Europe, did…
Ghar mein ghus kar vaar: In Twitter video, rebel AAP MLA urges attack on ‘traitors’
NEW DELHI: AAP MLA Kapil Mishra stirred a controversy on Monday morning over a video of a poem poste…
Facebook behaving like ‘digital gangsters’: UK parliamentary report
LONDON: Lashing out at Facebook for behaving like “digital gangsters” in the online worl…
Suresh Raina death news: Here’s what cricketer says of furious report
NEW DELHI: Cricketer Suresh Raina on Monday rubbished the fake news and rumours of his death post a …
News about famous Urdu poet Munawwar Rana’s death goes viral; here’s what the poet himself says
Lucknow: The news about world-renowned poet Munawwar Rana’s death has gone viral on social med…
Fact check: Kite-flying was banned in Hyderabad, reported PTI
“Kite-flying banned during Sankranti festival in Hyderabad”, reads the headline of a report publishe…
Muslims attacked Hindus in Rajasthan after polls? Know the truth
राजस्थान में कांग्रेस सरकार बनते ही पाकिस्तान से लगे जैसलमेर के दार्ती गांव में शांतिदूत मुस्लिमो द्…