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TopicFake news

Topic: fake news

That rumour you read on WhatsApp can be deadly

Differential privacy is a potential solution to battle fake news. Apple uses it to extract insights from large sets of data without compromising any particular individual's privacy.

Facebook’s WhatsApp limits message forwards to 5 recipients to rein in fake news

WhatsApp is implementing the new policy globally after testing it in India last summer. It also comes ahead of the Lok Sabha election due in a few months.

How fake news eclipsed social media impact of genuine news scoops

The sheer scale of the spread of misinformation is astonishing, write Nic Cheeseman and Brian Klaas in their book on election rigging. Read an excerpt here.

Ignorant voters and over-smart politicians: Why India votes the way it does

Half-truths are spread by way of manipulation and political points are scored right before elections.

Why have we made it a national pastime to blame EVMs, asks CEC

In an interview to ThePrint, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora says EVMs are here to stay, and that technicalities delayed counting in MP.

2018’s top 10 fake news: From ‘Pak zindabad’ to post claiming Congress most ‘corrupt party’

From Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi to Tipu Sultan and Shehla Rashid, not many escaped fake news propaganda of 2018. ThePrint brings you some the year's best. 

Video of Rahul Gandhi saying he’s against farm loan waivers is doctored

An altered clip from Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s press conference has been retweeted by hundreds, including Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay.

Video claiming Pakistan’s flag being waved at Congress rally is fake

A closer look at the video shows that except for its green colour, the flag does not bear the crescent moon or the star symbols of the Pakistan's national flag.

Images of Kashmiri woman hit by husband turned into fake news about Indian Army excesses

Photos of Pashto singer Neelam Gul, who was allegedly thrashed by her husband in August, are being circulated on Twitter with an incorrect caption. 

On Camera

Mamata’s ‘outside support’ push has many meanings. Does she want INDIA to pick TMC over Left?

TMC should worry about minority voters and how they view her ‘outside support’. Minorities are with the TMC but they have also watched Rahul Gandhi march across the country.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.