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News Credibility Issues Discussed by Om Birla

News Credibility Issues Discussed by Om Birla

Fri, Sep 20, 2024

Om Birla addressed concerns about news authentication and credibility at the Sansad TV Conclave. He emphasized the importance of reliable information in today's media landscape.

Northern Railway dispels fake news regarding payment methods

Northern Railway dispels fake news regarding payment methods

Tue, May 28, 2024

The railway authorities urge passengers to remain vigilant and discerning when encountering such misinformation. Misleading information, particularly regarding essential services like transportation, can cause unnecessary confusion and inconvenience to passengers.

Meta Forms Team to Fight Disinformation, AI Abuses in EU Elections

Meta Forms Team to Fight Disinformation, AI Abuses in EU Elections

Wed, Feb 28, 2024

Meta, facing concerns about elections and AI misuse, establishes a team to tackle disinformation and potential abuse of generative AI technology before the European Parliament elections in June. The team will focus on identifying and responding to threats in real-time, collaborating with fact-checking partners, and working with other tech companies to safeguard democratic processes.

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This Central government employees retirement age reduction message is going viral - Here is truth behind it

This Central government employees retirement age reduction message is going viral - Here is truth behind it

Mon, Apr 27, 2020

A message related to reduction in retirement age of Central government employees was going viral on social media.

Did you too get WhatsApp Rs 1000 under Corona Sahayata Yojana Scheme message?

Did you too get WhatsApp Rs 1000 under Corona Sahayata Yojana Scheme message?

Sun, Apr 26, 2020

A message has been going viral on WhatsApp claiming that the Government of India is giving Rs 1000 under Corona Sahayata Yojana scheme.

Restaurants, hotels alert! Don't fall for fake news - Modi government has issued statement

Restaurants, hotels alert! Don't fall for fake news - Modi government has issued statement

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

Are you running any restaurant, hotel, food outlet or eatery? Then it's an important and must read news for you.

Fake News Alert! Government to drop money from helicopters? Here is truth

Fake News Alert! Government to drop money from helicopters? Here is truth

Thu, Apr 16, 2020

A message is going viral claiming that the government is going to drop money from helicopters in every town.

Fake coronavirus video alert! Here is truth behind it - Don't panic

Fake coronavirus video alert! Here is truth behind it - Don't panic

Mon, Mar 23, 2020

Amid scare, fear, deaths and rising number of coronavirus cases, a video has gone viral.

Aapki Khabar Aapka Faayda: Know ways to spot Fake News

Aapki Khabar Aapka Faayda: Know ways to spot Fake News

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

In this segment of Zee Business' Aapki Khabar Aapka Faayda, Know ways to spot Fake News

Mark Zuckerberg says US govt inaction allowed fake news to spread on Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg says US govt inaction allowed fake news to spread on Facebook

Thu, Jun 27, 2019

Zuckerberg - who has himself been widely criticised for a lackluster response to fake news - also called on governments to further regulate private data, political advertising and step up efforts to prevent state actors from interfering in US elections.

''To stop fake news will be our first agenda,'' says Prakash Javadekar

''To stop fake news will be our first agenda,'' says Prakash Javadekar

Tue, Jun 04, 2019

''To stop fake news will be our first agenda,'' says Prakash Javadekar in exclusive talk with Zee Media.

Instagram posts to be reviewed by Facebook fact-checkers

Instagram posts to be reviewed by Facebook fact-checkers

Wed, May 08, 2019

To curb the spread of false information, Facebook’s fact-checking exercise is now running on Instagram. According to Poynter, Instagram has started applying Facebook’s fact checks to keep false photos and memes under check on its platform. Instagram is also considering adding pop-up alerts when people search for anti-vaccine misinformation. To identify and reduce the distribution of false or misleading information or image, Instagram is using image recognition technology and automatic action to remove the false posts from explore tab and Hashtag result pages.

Twitter to submit replies to House Panel’s unanswered questions in 10 days

Twitter to submit replies to House Panel’s unanswered questions in 10 days

Mon, Feb 25, 2019

This was informed by Anurag Thakur, chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, after a nearly three-and-a-half-hour meeting with Global Vice President of Public Policy for Twitter Colin Crowell and other officials of the micro-blogging platform.

Facebook to give bonus to employees fighting against spread of misinformation, hate speech on its platform

Facebook to give bonus to employees fighting against spread of misinformation, hate speech on its platform

Wed, Feb 06, 2019

This particular change is designed to ensure that we are incentivising people to keep making progress on the major social issues facing the internet and our company," the company said in a statement.

Beware, fake news merchants! Twitter set to identify wrongdoers

Beware, fake news merchants! Twitter set to identify wrongdoers

Fri, Jan 25, 2019

Twitter confirmed to TechCrunch late Thursday that the "Original Tweeter" tag has been rolled out for testing to a small percentage of iOS and Android users across markets.

WhatsApp hits the road with skits to stamp out fake news in India

WhatsApp hits the road with skits to stamp out fake news in India

Fri, Oct 12, 2018

On a hot morning in India`s tourist mecca of Jaipur, an open truck painted in the signature lime-green colours of Facebook`s WhatsApp messaging service pulls into a dusty lane, where five men spill out and begin to perform a skit.

Facebook 'fake clone' message goes viral

Facebook 'fake clone' message goes viral

Mon, Oct 08, 2018

Several Facebook users have reported their accounts were cloned after they received a duplicate friend request message asking them to forward the message to friends. The hoax message went viral on Sunday, saying the sender had received a duplicate friend request from the recipient.

Fake news nets $1.2 mn compensation for NRI businessman

Fake news nets $1.2 mn compensation for NRI businessman

Fri, Aug 24, 2018

Vancouver-based Altaf Nazerali had sued Patrick Byrne, CEO of online retailer Overstock.com, for a campaign of lies aimed to tarnish the reputation of the NRI businessman.

WhatsApp fake news issue: Students, others get big helping hand

WhatsApp fake news issue: Students, others get big helping hand

Thu, Aug 16, 2018

The government also plans to leverage its network of Common Service Centres to promote such campaigns, especially in rural areas where there has been an explosion in data services with the availability of affordable smartphones and falling tariffs.

WhatsApp COO meets government, outlines steps taken to curb fake news

WhatsApp COO meets government, outlines steps taken to curb fake news

Wed, Jul 25, 2018

WhatsApp said the "challenge of misinformation requires action from government, civil society, and technology companies" and that the company would engage with various stakeholders to tackle these problems.

Big setback for WhatsApp; Centre shoots off another notice

Thu, Jul 19, 2018

The government had in the past too issued a stern warning to the company to clamp down on hoax messages designed to "provoke" and "instigate" people. "When rumours and fake news get propagated by mischief mongers, the medium used for such propagation cannot evade responsibility and accountability. If they remain mute spectators they are liable to be treated as abettors and thereafter face consequent legal action," the IT Ministry said in a statement today.

Facebook will not remove fake news, but demote it

Facebook will not remove fake news, but demote it

Mon, Jul 16, 2018

The social network is currently running an advertising campaign in Britain that declares "fake news is not our friend". But it said publishers often had "very different points of view" and removing fabricated posts would be "contrary to the basic principles of free speech", the BBC reported on Friday.

Google-owned YouTube to invest $25mn in countering fake news

Google-owned YouTube to invest $25mn in countering fake news

Tue, Jul 10, 2018

Google-owned video-sharing platform YouTube has announced it will invest $25 million to fight fake news -- especially for the urgent coverage of breaking news -- on its platform for over 1.8 billion monthly active users.

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