Covid-19 Misinformation India

India produced the largest amount of social media misinformation on COVID-19 due to the country's high internet penetration rate, increasing social media consumption and users' lack of internet literacy, according to a new study.

MyGov Corona Helpdesk chatbot was introduced in March last year to help prevent misinformation around the coronavirus pandemic. The chatbot has introduced the ability to book a vaccination slot via WhatsApp. Over 41 million users across India have accessed the chat bot.

Certain myths and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines, including the jabs causing infertility in men and women, have been promptly addressed by the Union government, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.

The Delhi High Court Friday sought Yoga guru Ramdev's stand on a lawsuit against him by several doctors'' associations for allegedly spreading misinformation by his statements against allopathy amid the COVID-19 pandemic which purportedly amounts to

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written to PM Modi demanding that yoga guru Ramdev be booked immediately under sedition charges for alleged misinformation campaign on vaccination and challenging government protocols for treatment of COVID-19

Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday launched its Showcase news platform in India with 30 domestic news publishers, at a time when the country is trying to weed out misinformation surrounding a ferocious second COVID-19 wave.

Google News Showcase has been launched in India with 30 domestic publishers, at a time when the country is trying to weed out misinformation surrounding a ferocious second COVID-19 wave.

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on Sunday said it has urged the Haryana government to curb misinformation being spread regarding 5G testing being responsible for the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Twitter on Saturday deleted a number of tweets flagged by the centre as spreading "fake news" about its handling of the Covid pandemic

Dubbing as "unfortunate" Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan's remarks that the Chhattisgarh government was spreading misinformation and panic on COVID-19 vaccination, his state counterpart TS Singh Deo on Wednesday said such remarks affect the joint

India has called on technology companies to ensure transparency and a check on misinformation on their platforms, cautioning that there is a growing tendency of foreign interference in the internal affairs of other countries through disinformation campaigns.

India has called for greater collaboration between nations and technology companies to stop spread of misinformation related to COVID-19 as fake news and doctored videos undermine the people's trust in authorities to tackle the disease.

India at the UN said on Wednesday that some conflict actors are exploiting the current uncertain climate to press their agendas through misinformation and even sponsor opportunistic terrorist attacks.

India is supporting a global initiative by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that aims to stop the spread of misinformation and fake news related to coronavirus on social media and has also co-authored a cross-regional statement to fight the "infodemic" or the manipulated information relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Asserting that the world stands at a "transformative moment", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said a dispassionate scrutiny and reform of all multilateral entities were needed to make them purpose-built for the current times and representative of this century.

India produced the largest amount of social media misinformation on COVID-19 due to the country's high internet penetration rate, increasing social media consumption and users' lack of internet literacy, according to a new study.

MyGov Corona Helpdesk chatbot was introduced in March last year to help prevent misinformation around the coronavirus pandemic. The chatbot has introduced the ability to book a vaccination slot via WhatsApp. Over 41 million users across India have accessed the chat bot.

Certain myths and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines, including the jabs causing infertility in men and women, have been promptly addressed by the Union government, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.

The Delhi High Court Friday sought Yoga guru Ramdev's stand on a lawsuit against him by several doctors'' associations for allegedly spreading misinformation by his statements against allopathy amid the COVID-19 pandemic which purportedly amounts to

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written to PM Modi demanding that yoga guru Ramdev be booked immediately under sedition charges for alleged misinformation campaign on vaccination and challenging government protocols for treatment of COVID-19

Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday launched its Showcase news platform in India with 30 domestic news publishers, at a time when the country is trying to weed out misinformation surrounding a ferocious second COVID-19 wave.

Google News Showcase has been launched in India with 30 domestic publishers, at a time when the country is trying to weed out misinformation surrounding a ferocious second COVID-19 wave.

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on Sunday said it has urged the Haryana government to curb misinformation being spread regarding 5G testing being responsible for the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Twitter on Saturday deleted a number of tweets flagged by the centre as spreading "fake news" about its handling of the Covid pandemic

Dubbing as "unfortunate" Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan's remarks that the Chhattisgarh government was spreading misinformation and panic on COVID-19 vaccination, his state counterpart TS Singh Deo on Wednesday said such remarks affect the joint

India has called on technology companies to ensure transparency and a check on misinformation on their platforms, cautioning that there is a growing tendency of foreign interference in the internal affairs of other countries through disinformation campaigns.

India has called for greater collaboration between nations and technology companies to stop spread of misinformation related to COVID-19 as fake news and doctored videos undermine the people's trust in authorities to tackle the disease.

India at the UN said on Wednesday that some conflict actors are exploiting the current uncertain climate to press their agendas through misinformation and even sponsor opportunistic terrorist attacks.

India is supporting a global initiative by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that aims to stop the spread of misinformation and fake news related to coronavirus on social media and has also co-authored a cross-regional statement to fight the "infodemic" or the manipulated information relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Asserting that the world stands at a "transformative moment", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said a dispassionate scrutiny and reform of all multilateral entities were needed to make them purpose-built for the current times and representative of this century.