Google adds 'fact check' to global search results
The new tags, to be used in all languages for users worldwide, will use third-party fact-checkers to indicate whether news items are true, false or somewhere in-between.
Apr 07, 2017, 21:04 PM IST
No IPL-PSL bonhomie: Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders refute reports of a three-match series with Peshawar Zalmi
KKR have won the IPL twice, in 2012 and 2014; while Zalmi have been recently crowed the champions of PSL.
Mar 09, 2017, 21:00 PM IST
Facebook launches 'disputed' tag to crack down on fake news
Social media giant Facebook has launched its much hyped "fake news" crackdown initiative in the US, tagging as "disputed" the stories that are deemed false by fact checking organisations, the media reported on Sunday.
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Donald Trump does it again, brands media as "great danger to our country"
Still under fire for his "enemies of the people" barb directed towards certain sections of the U.S. media, President Donald Trump has done it again by projecting the press as "a great danger" to America.
Feb 25, 2017, 10:14 AM IST
At conservative gathering, Donald Trump blasts purveyors of ''fake news''
US President Donald Trump heaped criticism on what he called purveyors of "fake news" on Friday at a gathering of conservative activists that took him back to his roots as an anti-establishment candidate.
Feb 24, 2017, 21:46 PM IST
'Take Donald Trump seriously when he calls press the enemy'
Reince Priebus, the White House Chief of Staff, advised Americans to take Donald Trumps attacks on the media "seriously", following the Presidents denunciations of the press as the "enemy".
Feb 19, 2017, 13:55 PM IST
Snapchat updates guidelines to tackle fake news and clickbait
Clickbait describes web content that aims to exploit the curiosity gap, providing just enough information to make the reader curious, but not enough to satisfy their curiosity without clicking through to the linked content.
Jan 24, 2017, 11:54 AM IST
To combat fake news, Facebook announces big measures in Germany
In order to combat fake news menace in Germany, social media major Facebook announced on Sunday various measures. It comes at a time when Europe's largest economy and most populous nation enters an election year.
Jan 15, 2017, 21:03 PM IST
2016: Top 10 fake news forwards that we (almost) believed
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Dec 29, 2016, 10:19 AM IST
'Grumpy' Pak defence minister falls prey to fake news, threatens to nuke Israel
His knee-jerk reaction follows a fake news report which claimed that his Israeli counterpart threatened a "nuclear retaliation" for Islamabad's role in Syria.
Dec 25, 2016, 20:03 PM IST
Facebook to roll out new tools to tackle fake news
Facebook Inc said on Thursday it will roll out a number of new tools to prevent fake news stories from spreading on the social media network.
Dec 16, 2016, 00:57 AM IST
Facebook initiates survey to curb fake news
In an effort to stop the proliferation of fake news, Facebook has initiated a "Survey" that asks users to what extent they think an article uses misleading language.
Dec 06, 2016, 15:33 PM IST
US President Barack Obama again hits Facebook for spreading fake news
US President Barack Obama on Friday crticised Facebook for spreading fake news that favoured Donald Trump.
Nov 18, 2016, 14:10 PM IST
Google, Facebook take aim at 'fake' news
Google and Facebook has moved to cut off advertising revenue to fake news sites, after a wave of criticism over the role misinformation played in the US presidential election.
Nov 17, 2016, 02:19 AM IST
Who owns the media today? - Watch
In the wake of a leading Hindi news channel firing a stringer after a leaked video showed a child was being tutored for a news video, Zee News held a debate as part of the 'Taal Thok Ke' programme
Nov 04, 2015, 20:24 PM IST
