The Supreme Court on 10 March agreed to examine the Centre’s plea against the Bombay High Court verdict that struck down the 2023 amendments to the Information Technology (IT) Rules aimed at regulating fake and false content on social media against the government. The top court, however, refused to stay the 2024 Bombay High Court…
Amid the ongoing conflict in Iran, social media platforms like Recently, billionaire Elon Musk-owned X revealed that it dismantled a network operating from Pakistan that was posting fake content online. Nikita Bier, head of product at Bier further said that the accounts were taken down immediately as part of the platform’s ongoing efforts to detect…
Jammu and Kashmir Police has registered cases against Lok Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi and another person for allegedly spreading distorted narratives using digital platforms to cause public unrest and societal disharmony, according to an official statement. The police said that, acting on credible inputs about the circulation of “false, fabricated…
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday flagged the escalating threat of deepfakes and coordinated disinformation campaigns, stressing that public trust worldwide is at risk and stating that digital platforms must take responsibility for the content they host. Speaking at the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) Conclave 2026, Vaishnaw highlighted that the…
Iran’s Ambassador to India Mohammad Fathali has described the news related to the arrest of Indian and Afghan citizens in Iran as completely false and misleading. He has appealed to the people to get information only from reliable and official sources. This statement has come at a time when concerns have increased in India regarding…
Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, popularly known online as The Liver Doc, has reignited debate around unverified wellness claims after reacting to a viral podcast clip featuring Deepinder Goyal, in which the tech founder spoke about losing respect for the doctor. In a long post on He said the product had no scientific basis and likened…
The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has issued a fact-check report after several social media posts claimed that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will discontinue the circulation of 500 notes by March 2026. Labeling the speculation as ‘fake’, the government media agency clarified that the central bank has not made any such announcement regarding the…
The Delhi government’s Directorate of Education (DoE) has lodged a formal complaint with the police, seeking legal action over alleged misinformation circulating on social media regarding a circular on the appointment of nodal officers for issues related to stray dogs. Addressing a press conference, Veditha Reddy, Director of Directorate of Education, said the claims regarding…
(Bloomberg Opinion) — For a while last year, scientists offered a glimmer of hope that artificial intelligence would make a positive contribution to democracy. They showed that chatbots could address conspiracy theories racing across social media, challenging misinformation around beliefs in issues such as chemtrails and the flat Earth with a stream of reasonable facts…
