Fake news

Earlier, a viral claim that the Indian armed forces have launched an attack on Karachi Port in Pakistan has flooded social media. 

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During his address, the minister raised a critical question on the rapid growth of digital media and the responsibility for the content published on these platforms.

After a recent meeting between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav, a video of Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav went viral with social media users claiming the state could see a change in its political scenario.

The Bangladeshi journalist allegedly shared a post on his X handle linking Sonia Gandhi to a foreign spy agency.

The denial comes as a stark contrast to widespread media reports that claimed the trio had gathered in Mumbai last week to finalize key aspects of India's T20 World Cup campaign.

The 41-second video features a clip from a news channel and was uploaded on February 26 by the reported account 'Grace Garsia.' The video garnered significant attention on Facebook

Recent reports have stirred doubts about Pakistan retaining hosting rights for the Champions Trophy 2025.

Analysis by various security agencies engaged in dousing the fire in Manipur, which has been on the boil since May 3, has led to the conclusion that there is 'no control on fake or one-sided news being circulated even by local newspapers'.

Taking a swipe at the Modi govt over the fact-check provisions of the IT Amendment Rules, Sibal said that centre will now decide what is fake, while Amit Shah said democracy is not in danger.

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday issued clarification on the new amendment to the IT Rules His clarification came against the backdrop of various reports on the amendment

A court in Tamil Nadu's Madurai on Wednesday sent YouTuber Manish Kashyap to judicial custody till April 19.

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The fact check unit of the PIB exposed these YouTube channels which had nearly 33 lakh subscribers and their videos were watched over 30 crore times. "Almost all of these videos were found to be false," PIB said.

The government on Friday notified amended Information Technology rules under which appellate panels will be set up for addressing grievances of users against social media platforms.The government has notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2022. According to the new rules, government-appointed appellate committees will be set up in three months for resolving the grievances of social media users. The notification said each grievance appellate committee shall consist of a chairperson and two whole-time members appointed by the Centre, of which one shall be a member ex-officio and two shall be independent members.Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said the new rules will empower users.

In the contemplation camp of the home ministers of the states organized in Surajkund, Haryana, PM Modi said, the old law and order will have to be changed and caution is necessary from 'fake news'. Its danger is increasing.

Addressing the Chintan Shivir of Home Minister of states via video conferencing, PM Modi warned about the implications of fake news.