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To curb ‘fake news’, panel backs mandatory fact-check mechanism
September 11, 2025 7:49 am
The Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, headed by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, is said to be in favour of recommending the mandatory presence of a fact-checking mechanism and internal ombudsman in all media organisations.
US President Donald Trump blamed AI and embraced doing so. Is it becoming the new 'fake news'?
September 05, 2025 9:59 am
Trump's history of misinformation and even lies to suit his narrative predates AI.
Karnataka's Fake News Bill: Why is a Congress government bent on passing a new Rowlatt Act?
July 04, 2025 8:03 pm
Far from safeguarding public discourse, the Bill sets the stage for silencing it. This legislation mirrors India’s long history of intrusive state control, coming despite prior judicial rulings that struck down similar provisions in the draconian IT Rules, 2021
If the draft fake news Bill is the cure for misinformation, Karnataka may have to ban irony next
July 03, 2025 7:13 pm
The Bill creates a potent risk for satire as people are often fooled into believing it is true. Fortunately, the Bill is not constitutionally tenable
Ban to 7-year jail: Fears of abuse over Karnataka Bill to curb fake news
July 02, 2025 5:23 am
It is the first of its kind state legislation to deal with digital platforms and free speech
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah orders crackdown on fake news, statewide mock drills
May 10, 2025 10:46 pm
A medical student from Al-Ameen Medical College in Vijayapura was booked for allegedly sharing a pro-Pakistan post on social media
Tips to differentiate between authentic and adulterated shilajit
May 05, 2025 1:30 pm
It typically appears as a dark brown to black sticky substance and is rich in fulvic acid, humic acid, and various trace minerals, said Dr Bhavana P, chief dietitian, Gleneagles Hospital, Lakdi Ka Pul, Hyderabad.
Maharashtra issues norms on responding to ‘incorrect’ news
March 29, 2025 4:31 am
Comes 2 weeks after order to set up centre to monitor coverage of govt
In 3 years, 259 fake news cases booked in Karnataka, Bengaluru tops chart: Home Minister G Parameshwara
March 14, 2025 5:56 pm
According to Parameshwara, the Karnataka Police booked 12 cases including 7 in 2024 and 5 in 2025 against Deepfake menace.
Meta to hold off on dumping fact-checkers outside the US for now: Report
January 21, 2025 2:57 pm
Meta’s Community Notes transition in the US had set off alarm bells for fact-checking organisations in India and elsewhere.
FAKE NEWS VIDEOS
Meet the KGB spies who invented fake news
June 22, 2020 6:11 pm
The New York Times reveals how one of the biggest fake news stories ever concocted — the 1984 AIDS-is-a-biological-weapon hoax — went viral in the pre-Internet era. Meet the KGB cons who invented it, and the “truth squad” that quashed it. For a bit.
Ravi Shankar Prasad tells Parliament about the plan to control WhatsApp rumours
June 22, 2020 6:20 pm
The Union Minister made an elaborate speech in the Rajya Sabha where he listed out the various incidents of violence - like lynching - which were reported because of rumour-mongering on WhatsApp and laid out the plan to tackle it.
Stop planting fake news through papers: Ashutosh tells BS Bassi
January 19, 2016 9:01 am
New Delhi, Jan 19 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) spokesperson Ashutosh on Tuesday alleged that Delhi police Commissioner BS Bassi has been planting fake news through papers in connection with the ink attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Ashutosh added that Bassi should disclose the name of the police personnel, who was asked to get off the stage. He further accused Delhi Commissioner for compromising the security of Delhi CM by disclosing minor details of security in public.
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