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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicFake news

Topic: fake news

Need to clearly define ‘fake news’, revisit IT Act’s ‘safe harbour’ clause—parliamentary panel

Standing Committee on Communications and IT stresses that definition of fake news should maintain the 'delicate balance' between curbing false information and protecting freedom of speech.

In Bihar villages, children are learning to fight fake news. Study shows classrooms help

More than 13,500 adolescents across 583 villages participated in the experiment, discovering how to engage their families in conversations about truth and myth.

Karnataka’s new misinformation bill can penalise social media users for honest mistakes

The bill criminalises speech that is factually incorrect and imposes unusually harsh penalties. Spreading fake news could get you the same prison time as that for kidnapping.

When nuisance replaces news sense & coming together of the Cousins Thackeray

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Global support for press freedom high, but only 28% feel media Is truly free, finds Pew survey

Analysis, based on nationally representative surveys from 35 countries—along with additional data from US—examines public opinion on freedom of speech, press, and internet.

Fact check: RSS leader attended Delhi iftar party before Nagpur violence, not after

RSS leader Indresh Kumar's picture is viral with a false claim that he attended an iftar party hours after communal violence broke out in Nagpur, Maharashtra on 17 March 2025.

Fact Check: This viral video of attack is from Bangladesh Sufi shrine, not India temple

The incident of vandalism was reported at the Rahim Baba shrine in Dinajpur district of Bangladesh.

Fact Check: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy did not pay tribute to his govt’s 6 guarantees

A viral image shows Reddy with folded hands before a garlanded '6 Guarantees' frame. The original photo shows him paying tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Zootopia & a misinformation miscommunication

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Fact Check: Viral X post targeting Kejriwal from a parody account, not Delhi CM Rekha Gupta

The post, shared from a parody account of Delhi CM after India's Champions Trophy win against Pakistan, read, 'firecrackers Kejriwal ji kept to celebrate Pakistan's victory went in vain'.

On Camera

How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.