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Has Government Launched 'Blood On Call' Helpline? A Fact Check
PIB Fact Check has debunked a claim circulating on WhatsApp about a pan-India helpline number 104 titled "Blood on Call" for blood requirements. According to PIB, this claim is misleading, and the Government of India is not running any such scheme.
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Fact-Check: Centre Hasn't Opened Bank Account For Modernisation Of Army
A "misleading" message is doing the rounds on WhatsApp, which claims that the Centre has opened a bank account seeking donations for the modernisation of the Indian Army.
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Centre Issues Warning Over Misleading WhatsApp Message On Donation To Army
The Ministry of Defence on Sunday issued a warning against a misleading message doing the rounds on WhatsApp pertaining to donation to a particular bank account for the modernisation of the Indian Army and for the soldiers injured or killed in action
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Meta AI Refusing to Answer Questions Related to Politicians and Parties Ahead of Elections in India
Meta is restricting its native artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, integrated within the WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger interfaces, from answering questions around the ongoing general elections in India. The company recently introduced Meta AI in the country, which can answer questions from the web, generate images, and draft messages and ess...
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FTC Says Meta Misled Parents on Child Protection Measures, Proposes Ban on Profiting From Minors' Data
The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Meta's Facebook of misleading parents about protections for children and proposed tightening an existing agreement on privacy to include a ban on making money from minors' data.
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TikTok, WhatsApp Videos Being Used To Mislead People On Coronavirus: Cops
From videos advising people not to follow social distancing rules to those suggesting Muslims are immune to coronavirus, the Delhi Police say they have uncovered a concerted misinformation campaign that poses a serious challenge to the government's efforts to contain the ongoing pandemic.
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Coronavirus Conspiracies Go Viral on WhatsApp as Crisis Deepens
On Sunday morning, a viral outbreak in the Dutch city of Utrecht infected more than 60 people in less than hour. Unlike the coronavirus, however, the infection happened on WhatsApp.
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Supreme Court Allows Former RSS Activist To Drop Case Against WhatsApp
The Supreme Court Monday allowed former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue K N Govindacharya to withdraw his plea seeking initiation of "perjury" proceedings against WhatsApp for allegedly misleading the top court by claiming that the users' data is "fully encrypted".
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Facebook Fined 110 Million Euros Over 'Misleading' Information In WhatsApp Takeover
The European Commission on Thursday fined US social media giant Facebook 110 million euros ($120 million) for providing incorrect and misleading information on its takeover of WhatsApp.
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Facebook Charged by EU for Misleading Information During WhatsApp Takeover
The Commission said Facebook had indicated in its notification of the acquisition that it would be unable reliably to match the two companies' user accounts.
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You Can Now File Complaints About Misleading Ads via WhatsApp
The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) would lodge 'suo moto' complaints based on the WhatsApp messages.
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Has Government Launched 'Blood On Call' Helpline? A Fact Check
PIB Fact Check has debunked a claim circulating on WhatsApp about a pan-India helpline number 104 titled "Blood on Call" for blood requirements. According to PIB, this claim is misleading, and the Government of India is not running any such scheme.
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Fact-Check: Centre Hasn't Opened Bank Account For Modernisation Of Army
A "misleading" message is doing the rounds on WhatsApp, which claims that the Centre has opened a bank account seeking donations for the modernisation of the Indian Army.
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Centre Issues Warning Over Misleading WhatsApp Message On Donation To Army
The Ministry of Defence on Sunday issued a warning against a misleading message doing the rounds on WhatsApp pertaining to donation to a particular bank account for the modernisation of the Indian Army and for the soldiers injured or killed in action
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Meta AI Refusing to Answer Questions Related to Politicians and Parties Ahead of Elections in India
Meta is restricting its native artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, integrated within the WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger interfaces, from answering questions around the ongoing general elections in India. The company recently introduced Meta AI in the country, which can answer questions from the web, generate images, and draft messages and ess...
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FTC Says Meta Misled Parents on Child Protection Measures, Proposes Ban on Profiting From Minors' Data
The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Meta's Facebook of misleading parents about protections for children and proposed tightening an existing agreement on privacy to include a ban on making money from minors' data.
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TikTok, WhatsApp Videos Being Used To Mislead People On Coronavirus: Cops
From videos advising people not to follow social distancing rules to those suggesting Muslims are immune to coronavirus, the Delhi Police say they have uncovered a concerted misinformation campaign that poses a serious challenge to the government's efforts to contain the ongoing pandemic.
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Coronavirus Conspiracies Go Viral on WhatsApp as Crisis Deepens
On Sunday morning, a viral outbreak in the Dutch city of Utrecht infected more than 60 people in less than hour. Unlike the coronavirus, however, the infection happened on WhatsApp.
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Supreme Court Allows Former RSS Activist To Drop Case Against WhatsApp
The Supreme Court Monday allowed former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue K N Govindacharya to withdraw his plea seeking initiation of "perjury" proceedings against WhatsApp for allegedly misleading the top court by claiming that the users' data is "fully encrypted".
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Facebook Fined 110 Million Euros Over 'Misleading' Information In WhatsApp Takeover
The European Commission on Thursday fined US social media giant Facebook 110 million euros ($120 million) for providing incorrect and misleading information on its takeover of WhatsApp.
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Facebook Charged by EU for Misleading Information During WhatsApp Takeover
The Commission said Facebook had indicated in its notification of the acquisition that it would be unable reliably to match the two companies' user accounts.
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You Can Now File Complaints About Misleading Ads via WhatsApp
The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) would lodge 'suo moto' complaints based on the WhatsApp messages.
