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Fighting fake news: Is it possible to ‘inoculate’ users against misinformation before they see it?
Jon Roozenbeek, The Conversation Sander van der Linden, The Conversation Stephan Lewandowsky, The Conversation
· Aug 28, 2022 · 09:30 pm
Centre orders blocking of eight YouTube channels for ‘spreading disinformation’
Scroll Staff
· Aug 18, 2022 · 02:04 pm
Centre blocks 20 YouTube channels, two websites for allegedly spreading ‘anti-India propaganda’
Scroll Staff
· Dec 21, 2021 · 07:59 pm
What have fake news and lies got to do with Amitava Kumar’s new novel? Everything
Amitava Kumar
· Oct 06, 2021 · 05:30 pm
Certain sections of media communalise everything, brings bad name to country, says SC
Scroll Staff
· Sep 02, 2021 · 02:23 pm
Can coronavirus-related fake news actually change people’s behaviour?
Ciara Greene, The Conversation
· Jul 05, 2021 · 09:30 pm
Fake news generated by artificial intelligence can be convincing enough to trick even experts
Priyanka Ranade, The Conversation Anupam Joshi, The Conversation Tim Finin, The Conversation
· Jun 21, 2021 · 09:30 pm
Interview: Sumitra Badrinathan on tackling fake news and the effects of BJP’s ‘supply advantage’
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
· May 29, 2021 · 12:30 pm
FIR against retired IAS officer for sharing video of alleged Covid-19 victim, UP Police call it fake
Scroll Staff
· May 12, 2021 · 11:36 am
Watch: What happens when Times Now ‘calls’ a Chinese restaurant, asks comedian José Covaco
Scroll Staff
· Apr 08, 2021 · 03:14 pm
Assembly polls: Facebook says it will take action on content spreading hate speech, misinformation
Scroll Staff
· Mar 31, 2021 · 07:45 pm
TM Krishna: Thought-controllers are making us hate our democratic, plural past
TM Krishna
· Feb 18, 2021 · 12:20 pm
What the EU NGO report claiming to have uncovered a 15-year Indian disinformation campaign tells us
Scroll Staff
· Dec 10, 2020 · 07:00 pm
Mystery monoliths: Similar phenomena from the past explain why they are not a big deal
Peter Ellerton, The Conversation
· Dec 07, 2020 · 09:30 pm
Coronavirus: Facebook, Twitter take action against Donald Trump’s accounts for misinformation
Scroll Staff
· Aug 06, 2020 · 09:29 am
India-China tension: Court summons Alibaba, its founder Jack Ma for alleged censorship, fake news
Scroll Staff
· Jul 26, 2020 · 01:03 pm
Russian bots are exploiting the coronavirus crisis to run a dangerous disinformation campaign
Sophie Marineau, The Conversation
· Jul 17, 2020 · 09:30 pm
Watch: ‘Nazma Aapi’ on how to use precious data limits on our phones without spreading fake news
Scroll Staff
· Jul 02, 2020 · 10:18 am
Ladakh clash: Times Now falls for fake WhatsApp list naming 30 dead Chinese soldiers
Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.in
· Jun 18, 2020 · 03:45 pm
Intolerance against judiciary growing, fake news more dangerous than coronavirus, says SC judge
Scroll Staff
· Jun 01, 2020 · 10:14 pm
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