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Friday, August 22, 2025
TopicFake news

Topic: fake news

Nearly 18,000 Twitter accounts spread ‘fake news’ for BJP, 147 do it for Congress: Study

The study, which remains underway, has been conducted by a user of the social media portal Reddit who goes by the username ‘/u/onosmosis’.

Fake news is here to stay. But it can be countered easily, without sources & links: Study

Cow urine cures cancer. EVMs hacked. These are just some of the fake news that circulate on social media and WhatsApp. So, a new study tested correction methods.

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.

On Camera

130th Constitution Amendment Bill makes PM, President redundant. It’s a mockery of ministers

The Bill is a frontal attack on the basic federal structure of the Constitution. It shifts governance from ‘rule of law’ to ‘rule by law’.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?