Fact Check
- India
Viral video of seat-tearing man proved communal misinformation
A video post surfaced online and pushed through Hindutva handles showing a man tearing down the seats of a scooter parked in public, proved to be false. The video captions going around…
- Featured News
Cost of control: Government fact-checking and fight for Free Speech
In February 2021, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting [MIB] proposed amendments to the Information Technology [IT] Act 2000 to enhance regulation on online content through Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics…
- Andhra Pradesh
Factcheck: Viral video of men carrying food supply from Bangladesh, not AP
As Andhra reels under heavy monsoons, a video is making rounds on social media showing a group of Muslim men with food supplies wading through a flood-affected area. The video was shared…
- Telangana
Fact Check: Telangana man did not ‘urinate’ in gulab jamun tub
Hyderabad: Circulating unverified videos on social media is not an uncommon practice in the country. Recently people of a minority community were targeted by right-wing Hindu trolls on X, with a purported…
- India
BJP minister, trolls share ‘fake’ video of Rahul Gandhi’s Hyderabad speech
Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s anti-Muslim ‘hate speech’ in Banswara, Rajasthan, a video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been circulating on social media, where it appears that he is discussing taking…
- India
ANI post on MDMK chief Vaiko’s comments on Congress ‘misleading’
A recent comment by Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) chief Vaiko on the Indian National Congress betraying Tamil Nadu triggered a controversy after ANI posted it on X. However, it was later…
- India
SC stays Centre’s notification on setting up PIB’s Fact Check Unit
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Centre’s notification on setting up a fact-checking unit under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to identify fake news about the Union government. The…
- Top Stories
Al Jazeera terms CAA as ‘anti-Muslim’ citizenship law; PIB Fact Check responds
Al Jazeera labeled the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as ‘anti-Muslim’ law after the Union Home Ministry notified the rules on Monday. In response, PIB Fact Check dismissed it as ‘misinformation’. PIB Fact…
- India
HC refuses to grant interim stay on Union govt’s fact-checking unit
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to grant interim stay on setting up a fact-checking unit (FCU) under the recently amended Information Technology Rules to identify fake and false content…
- Bollywood
Did Shah Rukh Khan slap fan outside clinic? Here’s viral video
Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan, the Bollywood superstar, was recently spotted outside a clinic in Mumbai. The actor was surrounded by tight-security, but despite his efforts to maintain a low profile by sporting…
- Business
Google rolls out fact-check tool for images globally
San Francisco: To help users find high-quality information about what they see online, Google has rolled out the “About this image” fact-check tool to English language users globally in Search. According to…
- Technology
Google rolls out fact-check tool for images globally
San Francisco: To help users find high-quality information about what they see online, Google has rolled out the “About this image” fact-check tool to English language users globally in Search. According to…
- India
Centre may enforce registration for fact-checkers; Oppn laments move
The Centre may make it essential for online fact-checking sites to register with the government as part of the planned Digital India Bill, in order to ensure greater responsibility from these platforms,…
- News
Won’t notify fact-checking unit till July 10, Centre tells HC
Mumbai: The Centre on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court it was extending till July 10 its earlier statement that it won’t notify its fact-checking unit to identify fake news against the government…
- India
Centre defers move to bring in fact check rules amid protests
New Delhi: Amid uproar over the proposed amendments in IT rules which mandate Press Information Bureau (PIB) to take down information marked as “fake news”, the Central government has decided to defer…
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