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Fact checking

  • Interview: Sumitra Badrinathan on tackling fake news and the effects of BJP’s ‘supply advantage’

    Interview: Sumitra Badrinathan on tackling fake news and the effects of BJP’s ‘supply advantage’

    Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
    · May 29, 2021 · 12:30 pm
  • It should be obvious why the authorities want to target journalists like AltNews’ Mohammed Zubair

    It should be obvious why the authorities want to target journalists like AltNews’ Mohammed Zubair

    Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
    · Sep 08, 2020 · 09:39 am
  • WhatsApp launches new fact-checking service to fight fake news ahead of elections

    WhatsApp launches new fact-checking service to fight fake news ahead of elections

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 02, 2019 · 10:21 pm
  • The Readers’ Editor writes: Here’s proof that the print media in India is alive and kicking

    The Readers’ Editor writes: Here’s proof that the print media in India is alive and kicking

    Kalpana Sharma
    · Feb 17, 2019 · 08:00 am
  • Your Morning Fix: Why a new phase in Earth’s history has been named the ‘Meghalayan Age’

    Your Morning Fix: Why a new phase in Earth’s history has been named the ‘Meghalayan Age’

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 23, 2018 · 06:30 am
  • Why human beings fall for fake news

    Why human beings fall for fake news

    Lisa Fazio, The Conversation
    · Apr 03, 2018 · 11:30 pm
  • Facebook begins fact-checking photos and videos to crack down on fake news

    Facebook begins fact-checking photos and videos to crack down on fake news

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 30, 2018 · 05:41 pm
  • Watch: Fact-checking Zakir Naik and discovering 25 mistakes in a five-minute talk

    Watch: Fact-checking Zakir Naik and discovering 25 mistakes in a five-minute talk

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 08, 2016 · 04:00 pm