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Social Media Influencers To Be Part Of UP Police's 'Digital Warriors' Initiative To Counter Fake News

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Dec 21, 2024

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IIT students Himanshu Pandey (R) and Hamida Syed in conversation with ETV Bharat. The platform is supposed to tackle fake news

Annoyed By Misleading Health Tips On WhatsApp Groups, Two IIT Kanpur Students Develop AI-Powered Tool To Tackle Fake News

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Dec 1, 2024

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BJP MP Tejasvi Surya and Kannada news portal editors were booked for spreading fake news linking a farmer's suicide to land disputes with the Waqf board.

BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, Editors Of Kannada News Portals Booked For Allegedly Spreading Fake News

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Nov 8, 2024

ETV Bharat English Team

Kylian Mbappe Says He Is Victim Of Fake News After Alleged Rape Incident In Sweden

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Oct 15, 2024

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Bombay HC Formally Strikes Down Amended IT Rules On Fake News; Terms Them 'Unconstitutional'

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Sep 26, 2024

PTI

: A case has been registered against two people, including a Bangladeshi journalist, on the charge of spreading fake news on social media against senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, police said.

Bangladeshi Scribe, Indian Woman Booked For Spreading Fake News against Sonia, Rahul Gandhi

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Sep 2, 2024

ETV Bharat English Team

The Congress is getting aggressive in countering fake news against its top leaders and will soon set up quick response teams across the country to deal with the menace.

Congress To Counter Fake News Aggressively, To Set Up Quick Response Teams

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Sep 1, 2024

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The Election Commission has directed observers for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls to curb fake news and misinformation and to communicate facts to voters proactively. They have also instructed observers to block the movement and distribution of cash, liquor, freebies, and narcotics in poll-bound constituencies.

LS Polls: Counter Fake News; Ensure Freebies Are Not Distributed: EC Tells Observers

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Apr 12, 2024

PTI

Billionaire Elon Musk has claimed that his social media platform, X was asked to suspend the accounts of "sitting members of the Brazilian parliament and many journalists."

'We Were Asked to Suspend Accounts of Sitting Brazilian Politicians, Journalists': Elon Musk

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Apr 11, 2024

IANS

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has lodged a police complaint over a fake news story, accusing the BJP and JD(S) alliance of fabricating disinformation. He has planned to root out the creators and those supporting the fake news through legal means.

Karnataka CM Lodges Police Complaint over Fake News Report

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Apr 10, 2024

PTI

Brazil Supreme Court Orders Investigation of Elon Musk Over Fake News, Obstruction

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Apr 8, 2024

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CEC Rajeev Kumar Warns Against Spread of Misinformation During Lok Sabha Elections

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Mar 16, 2024

ETV Bharat English Team

An actress' sudden death may be shocking and equally attention-grabbing. What is even more astonishing is when the actress herself resorts to disinformation and fakes her death over sensitive topics like cancer.

Interview: Fact-Checker Flags Poonam Pandey's 'Stunt', Warns of Disinformation Ahead of 2024 Polls

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Feb 4, 2024

ETV Bharat English Team

The Bombay High Court's division bench has ruled in favor of petitioners challenging the amended IT Rules regarding fake news on social media. Justice Gautam Patel agreed with the petitioners' claims, while Justice Neela Gokhale sided with the government. The case will now be heard by a third judge. The government has agreed to extend the deadline for the Fact Checking Unit.

IT Rules on Fake News: Bombay High Court's Division Bench Delivers Split Verdict

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Jan 31, 2024

PTI

Murthy flags fake news about him; urges public to be cautious

Dec 14, 2023

PTI

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has asked Google-owned YouTube to initiate necessary legal measures against "fake news channels" and advised the platform to incorporate a disclaimer to address this issue effectively.

IT Ministry asks YouTube to label fake news channels with 'unverified' disclaimer

Oct 16, 2023

IANS

HC likely to pronounce verdict on IT Rules against fake news on Dec 1; FCU won't be notified till then

Sep 29, 2023

PTI

The Bombay High Court, on Wednesday, said it was troubled by the fact that the recently amended IT Rules to curb online fake news against the government offer no recourse to a person whose social media post has been removed or account suspended after being flagged by the proposed Fact Checking Unit (FCU).

No recourse for user facing action by social media platform: Bombay High Court on IT Rules against fake news

Sep 27, 2023

ETV Bharat English Team

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