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TopicFake news

Topic: fake news

HoaXposed: Image of a Shanghai bridge is being shared as bridge in Varanasi on Facebook, Twitter

Vandana Menon -
FB post claims Modi govt has built a new bridge in Varanasi, using a photo of Nanpu bridge in Shanghai. A Facebook post has claimed...

WhatsApp starts new feature to battle fake news

PTI -
The new WhatsApp feature will help determine if the message is written by a friend or relative or the origion is unknown. 

After warning WhatsApp, Modi govt asks states to be alert & prevent lynchings

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Fake news propagated through social media has taken a bloody turn in India, with one such rumour leading to at least 29 deaths. New Delhi:...

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

Prerna Chatterjee -
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

Nikhil Rampal -
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

Shivam Vij -
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

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

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

PTI -
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

Vandana Menon -
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

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

As govt starts rolling back Quality Control Orders, a look at adverse impact they had, mainly on MSMEs

Udit Bubna -
Between 2016 and 2025, around 700 QCOs were issued by the government. Now, it has withdrawn 69 of them.

Defence

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

Snehesh Alex Philip -
ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

National Interest

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Shekhar Gupta -
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.

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