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Act On Content Takedown Orders On Priority: Centre To Social Media Platforms
The IT ministry specifically identified old photographs and videos presented as current events, digitally altered material and content likely to incite violence
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Government Debunks Fake AI Videos of PM, Minister, Blames Pakistani Handles
The fake videos with spliced audio show PM Modi and Piyush Goyal threatening students and warning them of dire consequences.
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Kangana Ranaut Reacts To Viral Fake News About 'Marrying Rahul Gandhi If He Joins BJP': "How Pathetic Is This?"
Taking a dig at the fake news, Kangana Ranaut further wrote in her post, "No dignity for women even in politics"
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West Bengal HS Council Dismisses Claims Of Semester System Cancellation For Class 12
The misleading posts also claimed that the old annual system (old syllabus) would be reinstated for the 2027 Higher Secondary (HS) Class 12 examinations.
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Maharashtra Panel Seeks 5-Day Jail For Youth Over Fake News Against NCP MLA
Ankush Gawande, an Akola-based youth, had been asked to remain present before the House on Wednesday to tender an apology in connection with the fake news.
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"You Wanted 0% Taxes": How A Viral Post Tapped Into Middle East Tensions
The viral post highlights how conflict narratives can be co-opted into political memes - and how fast outrage spreads ahead of facts.
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Fact Check: Government Debunks Fake Video About President Murmu's Remark On 'Inappropriate Clothes'
The Instagram reel earlier quoted a fake statement from President Murmu to claim that the Aadhaar Card of female actors flaunting inappropriate clothes on social media will get banned.
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Posts On Moltbook, A Social Network For Bots, Turn Out To Be Fake: "Peak AI Theatre"
Many AI influencers, including AI researcher and OpenAI cofounder Andrej Karpathy, had said that the website was "the most incredible sci-fi takeoff".
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White House Creates 'Offender Hall Of Shame', Calls Out Media For Fake News
The White House on Friday launched a new website feature called "Media Offender of the Week," aimed at calling out news outlets it says spread false or misleading information about US President Donald Trump.
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Trump's DOGE Slams "Fake" Reports Of Shutting Down, Says "Will Be Back In Few Days"
In the past week alone, DOGE terminated 78 contracts, saving taxpayers $335 million, and promised to resume its standard Friday update soon.
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PIB Fact Checks Viral Claim On PM Modi's Address To The Nation On Friday
The news circulating on social media is fake, and is based on a morphed image of an official announcement, the fact check unit of PIB said.
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Pakistan Uses Old, Morphed Image To Claim Its Navy's Operational Readiness
The Pakistani military has come under scrutiny for presenting outdated and digitally manipulated imagery to support claims of heightened naval operational readiness.
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Fake News Alert: Sukhoi Shot Down In POK? Centre Fact-Checks Pak Propaganda
Pakistan-based social media handles are spreading fake news that an Indian fighter jet was shot down and its pilot was captured in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK), the government has warned.
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ATMs To Be Closed For 2-3 Days? Government Fact-Checks Viral Claim
A false message on WhatsApp claiming ATMs will be closed for 2-3 days has been going viral. The government has fact-checked the claim and found it to be fake.
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"Rajouri Suicide Attack, Gujarat Port Fire": Pak Disinformation Campaign
A coordinated series of military escalations along the India-Pakistan frontier Thursday evening marked one of the most intense military face-offs between the two nuclear-armed neighbours in recent years.
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Act On Content Takedown Orders On Priority: Centre To Social Media Platforms
The IT ministry specifically identified old photographs and videos presented as current events, digitally altered material and content likely to incite violence
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Government Debunks Fake AI Videos of PM, Minister, Blames Pakistani Handles
The fake videos with spliced audio show PM Modi and Piyush Goyal threatening students and warning them of dire consequences.
-
Kangana Ranaut Reacts To Viral Fake News About 'Marrying Rahul Gandhi If He Joins BJP': "How Pathetic Is This?"
Taking a dig at the fake news, Kangana Ranaut further wrote in her post, "No dignity for women even in politics"
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West Bengal HS Council Dismisses Claims Of Semester System Cancellation For Class 12
The misleading posts also claimed that the old annual system (old syllabus) would be reinstated for the 2027 Higher Secondary (HS) Class 12 examinations.
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Maharashtra Panel Seeks 5-Day Jail For Youth Over Fake News Against NCP MLA
Ankush Gawande, an Akola-based youth, had been asked to remain present before the House on Wednesday to tender an apology in connection with the fake news.
-
"You Wanted 0% Taxes": How A Viral Post Tapped Into Middle East Tensions
The viral post highlights how conflict narratives can be co-opted into political memes - and how fast outrage spreads ahead of facts.
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Fact Check: Government Debunks Fake Video About President Murmu's Remark On 'Inappropriate Clothes'
The Instagram reel earlier quoted a fake statement from President Murmu to claim that the Aadhaar Card of female actors flaunting inappropriate clothes on social media will get banned.
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Posts On Moltbook, A Social Network For Bots, Turn Out To Be Fake: "Peak AI Theatre"
Many AI influencers, including AI researcher and OpenAI cofounder Andrej Karpathy, had said that the website was "the most incredible sci-fi takeoff".
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White House Creates 'Offender Hall Of Shame', Calls Out Media For Fake News
The White House on Friday launched a new website feature called "Media Offender of the Week," aimed at calling out news outlets it says spread false or misleading information about US President Donald Trump.
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Trump's DOGE Slams "Fake" Reports Of Shutting Down, Says "Will Be Back In Few Days"
In the past week alone, DOGE terminated 78 contracts, saving taxpayers $335 million, and promised to resume its standard Friday update soon.
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PIB Fact Checks Viral Claim On PM Modi's Address To The Nation On Friday
The news circulating on social media is fake, and is based on a morphed image of an official announcement, the fact check unit of PIB said.
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Pakistan Uses Old, Morphed Image To Claim Its Navy's Operational Readiness
The Pakistani military has come under scrutiny for presenting outdated and digitally manipulated imagery to support claims of heightened naval operational readiness.
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Fake News Alert: Sukhoi Shot Down In POK? Centre Fact-Checks Pak Propaganda
Pakistan-based social media handles are spreading fake news that an Indian fighter jet was shot down and its pilot was captured in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK), the government has warned.
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ATMs To Be Closed For 2-3 Days? Government Fact-Checks Viral Claim
A false message on WhatsApp claiming ATMs will be closed for 2-3 days has been going viral. The government has fact-checked the claim and found it to be fake.
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"Rajouri Suicide Attack, Gujarat Port Fire": Pak Disinformation Campaign
A coordinated series of military escalations along the India-Pakistan frontier Thursday evening marked one of the most intense military face-offs between the two nuclear-armed neighbours in recent years.
