Tag: Misinformation

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10 publishers behind 69% climate change misinformation on Facebook

10 publishers including Breitbart, Russia Today, and Media Research Center are responsible for spreading most climate change misinformation on Facebook, according to a new report by UK-based Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH).

  • Wednesday, 03 November 2021
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Facebook discards fake news warning flags

San Francisco: In yet another attempt to flush out fake news from its platform, Facebook has announced that it will no longer use Disputed Flags (red-warning icons) to identify false news. Instead, the social media giant will use its Related Articles tool to fight misinformation in its News Feed. “Instead of Disputed Flags, we’ll use […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Demonetization: How to separate the wheat from the chaff?

By Sandeep Sahu It is a bewildering world out there. Forget the layman, even seasoned hacks of top notch media houses have been overwhelmed by the avalanche of misinformation, disinformation and motivated propaganda unleashed in both the mainstream and social media ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi stunned the nation with his announcement about the […]

  • Thursday, 10 June 2021
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Youth Arrested For Spreading Misinformation On Social Media

Rayagada: Police today arrested a youth on charges spreading misinformation about the ruling party on social media by opening accounts in fictitious names. The accused, Manas Mohanty of Durgi village had been disseminating wrong information about the party for the past few years with the help of accounts opened on different social media platforms in […]

  • Monday, 26 April 2021
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