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Friday, April 26, 2024
TopicFake news

Topic: fake news

Tarek Fatah, the unrelenting fake news peddler who targets Indian Muslims regularly

Tarak Fatah tweeted a video of Burqa-clad women dancing at a wedding, asking if it was from Shaheen Bagh. Fatah had tweeted the same video three years ago, twice.

Man stripped naked, beaten for ‘teasing’ minor girls in viral video is not Muslim

Tweets and Facebook posts have gone viral claiming that the man in Ambala POCSO Act case is a Muslim, but police say he is not.

Facebook is banning ‘deepfakes’ but important questions still remain

Facebook's new approach of removing 'deepfakes' — manipulative media that look authentic — is being tailored to meet conditions that address the platform's concern.

To fight fake news, Modi govt’s fact-checking unit to now focus on regional languages too

Modi govt's fact-checking unit under PIB identifies and busts misinformation circulating on social media platforms regarding official policies & schemes.

Singapore goes on global offensive to defend fake news law

Since the law was enacted in October, Singapore authorities have invoked it four times against critics and once against Facebook.

Man in riot gear beating Jamia student not ‘RSS volunteer’ but AATS constable: Delhi Police

As video of the man in riot gear beating a Jamia student goes viral on social media, many users 'identified' him an RSS volunteer. Police says he's posted with Anti-Auto Theft Squad.

Modi govt’s data protection bill harms anonymous social media users, not fake news

Indians need real privacy, not a loss of anonymity. Modi govt’s Personal Data Protection Bill worryingly proposes social media firms to verify user identity.

Press Information Bureau sets up fact-checking unit to combat fake news related to govt

On Twitter, the I&B Ministry urged people to email snapshots of “dubious material” they find on social media about the government and it will get it checked.

2016 image of severely injured man shared as that of JNU student who protested fee hike

The viral photograph actually is from the 2016 unrest in Kashmir after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani.

Twitter’s actions so far show it’s only paying lip service to deep fake threats

By suggesting users only need to flag tweets with deep fake content, Twitter’s proposed policy downplays the seriousness of the threat.

On Camera

Maps from a German bookstore started the race to Siachen Glacier

German mountaineers Stallbohm and Poncar recall their interactions with Col. Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar and shed light on the maps they gave him which drew his attention to Siachen.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.