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Friday, April 26, 2024
TopicFake news

Topic: fake news

See the original video from Pakistan that was edited into deadly WhatsApp forward in India

The clip that led to a mob frenzy across India and resulted in several deaths was intended to spread awareness on street abductions in Pakistan.

Liquid thrown at Kaaba in viral Facebook video is petrol, not milk

The video, posted by Ritesh Mukhia, received more than 2,000 shares and was viewed by more than 51,000 users. New Delhi: A video of a...

31 deaths later, WhatsApp is yet to be serious about fighting fake news in India

The messenger service used by 200 million Indians has to walk the talk.

Fake video of suicide bomber in Kashmir is going viral on WhatsApp

The video, of a funeral procession in 2012, is actually from Syria.

West Bengal plans new law to tackle fake news on social media

Plan for new legislation comes after incidents triggered by fake news in Meghalaya, Jharkhand & Assam.

HoaXposed: Fake photograph of ‘corrupt politicians being executed’ in China goes viral on WhatsApp

Taken on 7 April, 2004, the photograph is actually of convicts at a sentencing rally in the Chinese city of Wenzhou.

UNESCO declared Indian national anthem as the best, tweets Babita Phogat

Before Phogat could delete the fake news tweet, it had at least 111 retweets and 192 replies.

Next polls will be fought between ancient glories & modern science. Apt ‘Scoop’ sequel?

The reportage on the alleged hacking attack to influence the 2016 US presidential election and Trump’s suspected Russian escapades is not far from Evelyn Waugh’s narrative.

Citizen-led journalism shapes news when all else fails: Media entrepreneur Anshul Tewari

Youth Ki Awaaz founder explained the need for citizens to share their stories and bring important issues to light, when the mainstream media fails at it. 

Eat chicken, it’s healthy, says Sania Mirza. But the endorsement gets fried

The Advertising Standards Council of India has sought the withdrawal or modification of the advertorial. But the poultry group is unwilling.

On Camera

Why the future of cars does not look electrified

Making a jump from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles is the kind of romantic prospect that would appeal to India, which jumped from a shortage of landline phones to an abundance of smartphones.

Notices, fines, court case & now a limited ban — RBI-Kotak relationship has been fraught for years

RBI Wednesday banned Kotak Mahindra Bank from taking on new customers through digital channels & from issuing new credit cards. Violations had to do with strength of bank’s IT infra.

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.