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Punjab police approaches Centre to block 45 social media links aft
Updated : 1 week, 2 days 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 h
Updated : 1 week, 5 days 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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Facebook limits Messenger forwards to curb misinformation
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
California [US], September 4 (ANI): Social media giant Facebook is putting a cap on how many times a message can be forwarded on Messenger. The company has limited the forwards of a message to five at once for the sake of curbing misinformation.
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Sushant had no life insurance policy, misinformation being spread:
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI): Vikas Singh, lawyer of Sushant Singh Rajput's father KK Singh, on Wednesday that the theory being propounded by section of media that the late actor had a life insurance policy and the family will not be given money if he had committed suicide is a canar
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TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu refutes charges of YSRCP on Amaravati
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday strongly objected to the continuing 'misinformation campaign' by the ruling Jagan Mohan Reddy government that the previous TDP regime had not brought any development but only showed
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Trump's order banning H-1B workers in federal contracts misinforme
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 4 (ANI): US President Donald Trump's recent executive order that bans H-1B workers in federal contracts is based on misperceptions and misinformation, IT industry body NASSCOM said on Tuesday.
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Teach children to navigate through misinformation, fake news: Vice
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Emphasising on the need to teach children how to navigate through the misinformation and fake news that infest the media landscape, especially the new media environment these days, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday addressed over 200 young participan
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J-K issues clarification regarding 'strategic areas' construction
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 19 (ANI): The Department of Information and Public Relations of the Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday condemned the misinformation that was being spread regarding decisions taken to regulate construction in 'Strategic Areas' for Armed Forces an
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British-Pakistani doctor's licence suspended for peddling misinfor
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
London [UK], June 29 (ANI): The United Kingdom's General Medical Council (GMC) has suspended the medical practice licence of a British-Pakistani doctor after he claimed that Covid-19 was a conspiracy to control the world.
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Study focuses on imparting 'Digital literacy' to people to identif
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 27(ANI): A recent study advocates the necessary to impart 'digital literacy' tips to people as it will only help them to differentiate fact from highly toxic and even dangerous fiction.
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Dispassionate scrutiny and reform of all multilateral entities nee
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that dispassionate scrutiny and reform of all multilateral entities are needed to make them purpose-built for the present times and representative of this century.
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Conspirators used misinformation, Chakka jam to trigger riots; cha
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Conspirators used a dual scheme of misinformation and Chakka jam to an extent that it triggered communal riots, Delhi Police said in its charge sheet filed in connection with the murder of head constable Ratan Lal during northeast Delhi violence.
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