fake news

Journalist bodies, govt form committee to review PMDA

ISLAMABAD: A joint action committee of the journalist bodies on Wednesday met Federal Information Minister… Read More

YouTube suspends payments to several accounts over election disinformation

YouTube said on Thursday it had suspended payments to content producers from 14 channels accused… Read More

Fawad Chaudhry calls for strict legislation against fake news

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday said strict legislation has become… Read More

Indian social media pages circulating fake screenshot using ARY News’ logo

Some Indian social media pages are using a fake screenshot to claim that ARY News… Read More

WhatsApp to introduce new feature for images

A new feature will enable users to scrutinise origin of the pictures in order to… Read More

Facebook issues corrective label on user’s post under fake news law

“Facebook is legally required to tell you that the Singapore government says this post has… Read More

China bans ‘fake news’ created with AI, bots

China's cyberspace authority said that both providers and users of online video news and audio… Read More

Facebook, Google, Twitter urged to do more to combat fake news

Facebook, Google and Twitter must do more to tackle fake news or face regulatory action,… Read More

Facebook chief hosts conservative guests amid bias debate

Social media platforms have been under pressure to reduce the spread of lies and misinformation. Read More

Does this video show a volcanic eruption in Jakarta?

The six minute 30 second video was published on July 31, 2019 on a Facebook… Read More

David Attenborough did not urge people to feed sugar and water to bees

A screenshot has been shared thousands of times on Facebook which purports to show a… Read More

Did Trump actually slap a UK politician?

Footage of Donald Trump slapping a man has been shared thousands of times in Chinese-language… Read More

Fake news fact-checks hobbled by low reach, study shows

Facebook has been under fire since Russia used it to influence the election that brought… Read More

Govt will amend cybercrime law to remove flaws: Farogh Naseem

The government will insure freedom of expression and basic human rights, the minister said and… Read More

PM tweets Quranic verse about people spreading ‘fake news’

In the age where fake news has become extremely rampant across the global, PM Khan… Read More

WhatsApp launches fact-check service to fight fake news

WhatsApp said on Tuesday it has launched a tip line for Indians to submit rumours… Read More

International media says “India has more fake news than anywhere in world”

The report, by Microsoft, found 64 per cent of Indians had encountered fake news, compared to… Read More

Google, Facebook, Twitter fail to live up to fake news pledge

Google, Facebook and Twitter have fallen short of their pledges to combat fake news, three… Read More

FIA to collar people spreading fake news on social media

The freedom of expression will not be targeted, but no one will be allowed to… Read More

China calls report of talks with Venezuela opposition ‘fake news’

China has lent more than $50 billion to Venezuela through oil-for-loan agreements over the past… Read More