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Saturday, May 4, 2024
TopicMisinformation

Topic: Misinformation

Fact-checking site in Congo releases sign language videos for people with hearing problems

Congo Check has launched these videos so that the deaf and hard of hearing also have access to real information, especially during the Covid pandemic.

WhatsApp puts new cap on forwarded messages to counter Covid-19 rumours

New WhatsApp feature will prevent users from sending a message to more than one chat if it has already been forwarded more than 5 times.

WhatsApp warriors during Covid-19 crisis — first line of defence for PM Modi

Messages on how coronavirus will be killed due to high temperature started circulating on WhatsApp, justifying PM Modi’s call to light candles and torches.

Indians are fighting against coronavirus and BJP IT cell is fighting against Indians

Amit Shah had once said BJP workers have the power to make anything go viral, even fake news. The IT cell is proving just that during a global pandemic.

There is a lot of coronavirus misinformation. It’s time to turn to these experts

Much disinformation these days comes not from malicious actors but from the well-meaning ignorant. That is why we need the experts.

Is COVID-19 a biological weapon and can neem or hot bath prevent it? Fact-checking 24 claims

There is a disproportionate amount of fake news doing the rounds in India about coronavirus. From eating eggs to biological warfare, we bust the myths.

On Camera

Manusmriti in a London church? 18th-century Britain’s Indomania loved everything Hindu

Sir William Jones’ monument with Hindu religious imagery was accommodated in a Christian church as independently validated proof of the truth of Christianity.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.