Indian Army cautions against fake Emblem, Insignia used on social media to spread propaganda
The Additional Directorate General of Public Interface (ADGPI), India Army, through its official Twitter handle issued a clarification to caution people against fake propaganda.
May 26, 2020, 16:06 PM IST
Finance Ministry rubbishes reports of central govt employees salary cut amid lockdown
The Finance Ministry on Monday denied reports that claimed salary cut of central government employees amid coronavirus pandemic and said that the reports claiming the same are false and have no basis.
May 11, 2020, 15:23 PM IST
Amit Shah clarifies on his health rumours
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said he is "totally healthy" and not suffering from any disease. Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Shah said in a statement that the rumours about his health conditions have been spread through social media.
May 09, 2020, 17:10 PM IST
WhatsApp witnesses massive drop in forwarded messages with new limit
With billions of people unable to see their friends and family in person due to COVID-19 social distancing in place, people are relying on WhatsApp more than ever to communicate and in such a scenario, the probability of misinformation or wrong health facts going viral is high.
Apr 27, 2020, 17:12 PM IST
Indian Army rejects rumours on its deployment in Gujarat to enforce lockdown
The Army has also rejected reports about purported instructions passed on to its personnel on leave and others retiring from the service.
Apr 14, 2020, 15:55 PM IST
PIB fact checks video clip claiming NASA's warning of an earthquake to hit Delhi
Taking to its official Twitter handle PIB said that the video which is getting viral on the internet was run by a news channel in the year 2018 and declared it as fake news.
Apr 12, 2020, 07:53 AM IST
EMI moratorium: Beware! Fraudsters may siphon money from your bank account
The RBI provided this facility to defer EMI payment but online fraudsters are active to cheat people amid the lockdown.
Apr 07, 2020, 18:42 PM IST
WhatsApp tightens limit on message forwarding to curb spread of COVID-19 misinformation
The company said it believes it is important to slow the spread of these messages to keep WhatsApp a place for personal conversation.
Apr 07, 2020, 14:35 PM IST
ISI conspired to thwart PM Modi's appeal to switch off light by spreading false news of grid failure: Intelligence Agencies
Indian security agencies have ascertained the roots of false reports of power grid failure on social media in Pakistan.
Apr 06, 2020, 20:04 PM IST
Finance Ministry rebuts fake news, says no extension of India's Financial Year amid coronavirus COVID-19 spread
Union Finance Ministry on Monday (March 30) denied the news circulating in some section of media that financial year has been extended, and termed it fake news amid the outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.
Mar 30, 2020, 23:59 PM IST
Ram Vilas Paswan clarifies on fake news of new ration card
Paswan said that a fake letter had surfaced claiming that a new card under 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme would be issued and private vendors had been engaged for the same
Feb 07, 2020, 13:53 PM IST
70 social media accounts to be blocked for spreading fake news and misinformation: Delhi Police
The Cyber Cell of Delhi Police has written a letter to social media platforms directing them to block as many as 70 social media accounts for spreading "fake news and misinformation" in the wake of anti-citizenship protests that have erupted in various parts of the country.
Dec 19, 2019, 20:52 PM IST
Beware of fake news on social media: Army issues advisory on Northeast unrest
Amid protests in the northeastern states over the Citizenship Act, 2019, the Indian Army has issued an advisory cautionary people to be aware of fake news and false information being spread on social media by some people against Army's action in the northeast.
Dec 14, 2019, 11:14 AM IST
Delhi HC rejects plea seeking direction to link social media accounts with Aadhaar to control fake news
The plea was moved in the Delhi High Court in October seeking direction to the Centre to take appropriate steps to link social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN, voter ID card or any other identification proof to weed out fake and duplicate accounts and to control fake and paid news which may affect the election process.
Dec 09, 2019, 15:17 PM IST
Taal Thok Ke: Surgical strike on Fake news Gang over Rafale
Taal Thok Ke: This is a special segment of Taal Thok Ke which brings to you panel discussion on concurrent issues. Surgical strike on Fake news Gang over Rafale
Nov 14, 2019, 20:40 PM IST
Murder cases down, over 95,000 kidnapped in 2017: NCRB data
The latest data of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released on Monday revealed that more than 50 lakh cases of cognisable crimes were registered across the country in 2017 - an increase of 3.6 per cent from 2016. It is to be that NCRB has released the annual crime data for 2017 after a delay of more than a year.
Oct 22, 2019, 17:17 PM IST
Arnold Schwarzenegger refutes 'fake news' about India trip in Nov
Arnold was in India in 2014.
Oct 22, 2019, 16:22 PM IST
Yes Bank files complaint against spreading of fake news, rumours on its financial health
The bank has requested the authorities to form a multi-disciplinary team of experts for detecting the origin of the fake news and assess the short-sell positions, held directly or indirectly by the accused.
Oct 07, 2019, 12:27 PM IST
Media must tackle fake news effectively, shun tendency to sensationalise: Vice President
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that the menace of fake news threatens to destroy the credibility of media, and media should effectively tackle and disprove fake news by taking control of the narrative.
Oct 06, 2019, 21:35 PM IST
SC seeks Centre's status on framing regulations to link social media with Aadhaar by September 24
Last year, WhatsApp received a lot of flak from the Indian government over fake news and false information being circulated on its messaging platform.
Sep 13, 2019, 14:48 PM IST
