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Pahalgam attack: Heightened India-Pak tensions open floodgates of misinformation
Fake news pertaining to shelling, internet disruptions and forceful deportations have spread like wildfire on social media platforms
Published on May 02, 2025 05:56 AM IST
Mir Ehsan, Srinagar
NTA flags 1,500 suspicious NEET-UG paper leak claims: Report
These cases have been reported to the Home Ministry’s Cyber Crime Coordination Centre for further investigation.
Updated on May 01, 2025 04:13 PM IST
'Terrible misinformation': Chef Vikas Khanna reacts to the fake paneer claim
Viral food review claims spark debate over 'fake paneer' at Gauri Khan's restaurant Torii, with chef Vikas Khanna criticising misinformation
Updated on Apr 19, 2025 03:00 PM IST
Panjab University writes to police regarding unauthorised social media handles using varsity’s name
The pages on various social networking sites, including Instagram, which earlier used to get active during the students council polls, have ramped up their posts ever since the stabbing incident happened in south campus last month
Published on Apr 16, 2025 10:30 AM IST
Rajanbir Singh, Chandigarh
Priyanka Chaturvedi referring to ‘patrakar Taylor Swift’? Grok's bizarre reply
A strange AI-generated response linking Taylor Swift to a political tweet by Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has left the internet in splits.
Updated on Apr 16, 2025 11:46 AM IST
Simran Singh
Minister warns of action over 'misinformation' amid AAP’s power allegation
Power Minister Ashish Sood asserted that the outages were part of routine maintenance to ensure the reliability of power grids ahead of summer.
Published on Apr 01, 2025 09:54 PM IST
PTI |
FDA top vaccine official resigns, slams RFK Jr for promoting lies
FDA top official resigned and criticised the nation's top health official for allowing “misinformation and lies”.
Updated on Mar 30, 2025 02:37 AM IST
AP |
Maharashtra govt to fact-check media reports
The decision was taken following the directives of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who appears to be rather cautious about the image of his government
Published on Mar 29, 2025 06:40 AM IST
ChatGPT falsely claims Norwegian man killed his sons, he takes legal action
A Norwegian man filed a complaint after ChatGPT falsely claimed he killed his sons.
Published on Mar 22, 2025 02:24 PM IST
No protection for misinfo: Govt in fact check unit plea
The Centre appeals against HC's ruling on unconstitutional fact check amendment, asserting it targets intentional misinformation without violating free speech.
Published on Mar 14, 2025 04:00 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
Shots fired: Fighting a pandemic in a post-truth world, by Binayak Dasgupta
We have emerged with unprecedented tools to battle disease, but unprecedented resistance to using them. This is the central paradox of the post-Covid era.
Updated on Mar 07, 2025 06:44 PM IST
Binayak Dasgupta
Five years later: R Sukumar looks back on how we fared in and after the pandemic
There was a quiet promise implicit in the pandemic era. Amid the devastation, a chance to renegotiate and reimagine our world. Why did we turn inward instead?
UK's Royal Society of top scientists debates call to expel Elon Musk
UK's Royal Society of top scientists debates call to expel Elon Musk
Published on Mar 03, 2025 06:28 PM IST
AFP |
Board exam paper leak claims baseless, intended to create panic: CBSE
CBSE board examinations 2025 for Classes X and XII commenced on February 15 and will continue until April 4
Published on Feb 17, 2025 01:57 PM IST
Misinformation biggest threat to electoral processes: CEC at National Voters Day
CEC Rajiv Kumar highlighted misinformation as a major threat to democracy, urging political parties to avoid fake narratives and improve voter turnout.
Updated on Jan 26, 2025 12:38 PM IST
AI challenge to electoral process
EC action on AI-generated content needs to be stringent and strictly enforced. Mere labelling won’t be enough
Published on Jan 19, 2025 07:56 PM IST
HT Editorial
Vaishnaw counters Zuckerberg: ‘Didn’t lose polls’
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg ran afoul of the Indian government over comments he made on the Joe Rogan podcast, causing union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to tell him to “uphold facts and credibility”
Updated on Jan 14, 2025 07:04 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Ashwini Vaishnaw fact-checks Mark Zuckerberg over India polls remark
Lauding the Modi government's efforts during the pandemic, he asked the tech billionaire to uphold facts and credibility.
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 06:28 PM IST
Tech giants must obey UK’s online safety laws, says minister
Peter Kyle said the UK needed to legislate more frequently to deal with developments in the technology.
Published on Jan 12, 2025 05:46 PM IST
PA_Media |
Mark Zuckerberg’s U-turn on fact-checking is craven—but correct
Social-media platforms should not be in the business of defining truth
Published on Jan 12, 2025 08:00 AM IST
The Economist
Seeing Silicon | Content moderation just died. Is that a bad thing?
Zuckerberg put an end to corporate content moderation. Without it, can we survive the tsunami of deepfakes and echo chambers that is today’s social media?
Published on Jan 12, 2025 07:31 AM IST
Fact-checkers face a limbo after Meta’s policy shift
Contrary to Zuckerberg’s claims about censorship, fact-checkers emphasise they never had power to remove content.
Updated on Jan 11, 2025 07:16 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
Fact-checking network refutes Zuckerberg's claims of censorship on Meta platform
International Fact-Checking Network denies Mark Zuckerberg's claim that their program is censorship, calling it false
Published on Jan 10, 2025 06:10 PM IST
AFP |
Keir Starmer slams 'lies and misinformation' after attacks from Elon Musk
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday condemned “lies and misinformation” that he said are undermining U.K. democracy.
Updated on Jan 06, 2025 07:28 PM IST
AP |
The whip of Silicon Valley tech behemoths
India is waging a digital war against US and China, facing challenges like misinformation and tech dominance while seeking innovative solutions
Updated on Jan 04, 2025 08:56 AM IST
Who is Zara Dar, former PhD student-turned-OnlyFans content creator?
Zara Dar recently announced her decision of dropping out of her PhD program and transitioning to a full-time OnlyFans model and content creator.
Published on Dec 24, 2024 03:36 PM IST
Disinformation, fake news strong enough to disrupt society: Shah
Amit Shah said that cyberattacks, information warfare, psychological warfare, chemical warfare, and youth radicalization have emerged as intensified challenges.
Updated on Dec 24, 2024 04:55 AM IST
Musk helped avert US shutdown crisis, but he mostly spread misinfo: Report
Elon Musk influenced Congress to reject a bipartisan funding proposal, spreading misinformation about congressional salaries and federal funding.
Published on Dec 21, 2024 12:06 PM IST
AP |
Canada pulls refugee welcome mat, launches ads warning asylum claims hard
MIGRATION-CANADA/ADVERTISING (PIX):Canada pulls refugee welcome mat, launches ads warning asylum claims hard
Published on Dec 02, 2024 04:31 PM IST
Reuters |
UK police forces quietly withdraw from X platform amid content concerns
Reuters reported in October that North Wales Police had ceased posting on X. Others are moving in that direction, according to Tuesday's survey.
Published on Nov 26, 2024 06:36 PM IST
Reuters |