Tag: fake news

In its bid to curb the spread of fake news and ensure high-quality journalism in India, Facebook on Thursday announced its first partnership in...

In its quest to tackle fake news, Facebook has started on a new campaign to prevent the platform from being used to spread dangerous misinformation,...

In response to a second notice for taking steps to curb fake news on its platform, WhatsApp senior executives from its US headquarters and India...

The Facebook-owned messaging giant WhatsApp had earlier received a notice from the Indian Government to control and check the spread of fake and provocative content...

In the last one year, fake news spread by WhatsApp has led to more than two dozen incidents of mob lynching and other forms...

As the US heads towards another election season in 2019, Twitter will be prioritizing tools and safeguards that ensure "election integrity". As a result,...

In its continuing efforts to fight fake news and conspiracy theories on the platform, YouTube on Monday said it will make “authoritative” news sources...

As a result of Jio's entry in India, the internet has reached a much wider demographic than earlier. With this, many Indians have come...

With the problem of fake news becoming more widespread across all online platforms, internet bigwigs are doing their best to curb the menace by...

With the propagation and dissemination of fake news becoming an increasingly worrisome issue on the internet, companies such as Facebook, Google, Twitter, Tumblr and...

Back in March of this year, Google launched a $300 million Google News Initiative to fight the spread of fake news and partner with...

Fake news is one of the most troubling aspects of today's hyperconnected world with its focus on social media. It has led to all...

Alarmed at the growing instances of violence spread by viral fake news on WhatsApp, police in a number of states across India are trying...

Facebook's crusade against fake news is getting more intense with each passing day. Earlier in March, it was reported that Facebook was in talks...

Facebook's "Trending" feature, which was inspired by Twitter trends and gave users insights into what's popular in a specific region, is going to be...

Facebook has announced that it is making some major changes to the way it runs ads on its platforms. The single biggest change is...

Elon Musk's distaste for the mainstream media is not exactly a secret. Time and again he has complained about receiving unfair criticism from reporters,...

Twitter bots propagating fake news, far-right propaganda and unsubstantiated conspiracy theories may have swayed millions voters in the UK and the US, a new study...

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting recently attempted to curb the flow of fake news by proposing new directives for journalists. This garnered widespread backlash...

No matter how many steps Facebook takes to counter fake news and propaganda in posts, there's always bound to be some gaps in the...