"fake-news"

Peddapalli: Fake news about the death of a Tiger has spread in the social media on Friday. The post along with the picture of a dead tiger on the railway track is going viral on local WhatsApp groups. The message claims that the tiger moving in the district during the last 12 days was run […]

The Minister's tweet came in the wake of the BJP leadership directing its party cadre in Telangana to gear up for the bypoll in Munugode constituency by November

This move is part of the efforts of the City Police to revamp the peace committees here, which have been playing a crucial role in maintaining harmony in Hyderabad.

New Delhi: From a “nuclear explosion” in the country to North Korea sending troops to Ayodhya, the 102 YouTube channels banned by the government were known to routinely spread disinformation about India to its lakhs of subscribers, and were “monetising fake news”, officials have said. The government started the crackdown against such YouTube channels for […]

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh CID has filed cases against some persons for posting fake news about the welfare schemes being implemented by the state government. It has identified five people so far and issued notices to them on Tuesday. The CID detected 12 Social Media accounts that had promoted the fake posts and issued notices […]

Hyderabad: Our civilisation is built upon our ability to distinguish facts from fiction. What would happen to our communities, our businesses, and our government if we couldn’t trust what we read, heard or saw? Right now, we are in a time where sensationalism is rewarded because it attracts attention and manipulates beliefs and drives people […]

Hyderabad: The fight against Covid-19 has from the beginning been on multiple fronts. On one side was the virus, and on the other, fake news on the virus. The fight against the virus saw the evolution of the vaccine. But the battles are still on, with the one against fake news acquiring newer dimensions every […]

The research has been published in the 'Journal of Management Information Systems'.

Hyderabad: The fake news factory has now turned its attention on a major vulnerable portion of the public – students – and by exploiting the Omicron scare, is spreading panic across the country with a fake notice regarding offline exams in universities.   The notice, which is still being shared widely by unsuspecting students and […]

Hyderabad: The pandemic has seen fake news on a constant high, and now, as schools are slowly returning to normalcy, rumour mills are targeting children too. For the last few days, rumours of educational institutions being closed down are making the rounds. With reports of the latest coronavirus variant, Omicron too hitting headlines, some even […]

The Supreme Court bench, headed by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana observed, "I don't know, why everything is given communal angle.

A notice with university’s letterhead was circulating on social media regarding the reopening of hostels and physical classes from July 4; University clarified that it was fake

The minute long video of a cop being thrashed by a group of youngsters on the road, even as the former was trying to escape, has gone viral on social media

The Commission's guidance unveiled on Wednesday urges online advertising platforms and actors to block accounts that share disinformation and ban those that regularly post debunked content

Commissioner Anjani Kumar inspected the police check-posts at various spots including the Hussain Sagar in the Central Zone on second-day of lockdown

City Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar said the channel had posted fake videos implying that the police used lathis on Tuesday to enforce the night curfew.

The arrested person was S. Sanjeev Kumar (48), a CA working with a prominent firm in Banjara Hills and a resident of Madhapur.

Concerns have been raised about rampant abuse of social media platforms and spread of fake news and the government is bringing in a "soft touch" regulation, said minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

The consequences of misinformation can be fatal, since often during a crisis, people are forced to make snap decisions while trying to take care of their mental health, said the researchers

Clarifying the news on various social media platforms to be wrong, Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar requested citizens not to believe it.