Fake News
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How Google Ads is funding misinformation around the world
Websites infamous for spreading fake news have been earning thousands of dollars from Google Ads.
Craig Silverman, ProPublica, Ruth Talbot, ProPublica & Anna Klühspies, ProPublica
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How Hindu-Muslim tensions in Leicester were fanned by fake news from India
The unrest in the UK showed the power of unchecked social media to spread disinformation and stir violence far away, experts said.
Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
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Bengaluru court tells social media platforms to take down photo with false claims about SC judges
Posts had falsely claimed that two persons in the photograph were judges Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala, part of a bench that came down heavily on Nupur Sharma.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Journalist Sreenivasan Jain quits NDTV
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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The European Union investigated the 2002 Gujarat riots – but is refusing to make its report public
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Why you can’t keep Anurag Kashyap down
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The India Fix: What does Pathaan’s massive success mean for the BJP?
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Chennai: Case against BJP functionary for spreading misinformation, posting defamatory content
The Tamil Nadu youth wing president put up a caricature of the Chief Minister MK Stalin overseeing the ‘demolition’ of temples in the state.
Scroll Staff
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Fact check: Did VD Savarkar write mercy petitions on Gandhi’s advice, as Rajnath Singh claimed?
There is no literature in the public domain to suggest this.
Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.in
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What the EU NGO report claiming to have uncovered a 15-year Indian disinformation campaign tells us
While the report showed no evidence that the Indian government played a role, it alleges that the disinformation was ‘amplified’ by the ANI news agency.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Three snow leopard cubs on a mountain road at night flee as car drives behind them
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Watch: Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav sings Hindi film hit with singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya
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Watch: Former Pakistan cricket captain Sarfaraz Ahmed sings for cricketer Shan Masood at his wedding
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‘Space travel will let us live forever’: Video of writer Ray Bradbury’s 1974 interview resurfaces
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‘Let’s make bubble tea’: Interactive Google Doodle marks third anniversary of boba tea emoji launch
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Ladakh clash: Times Now falls for fake WhatsApp list naming 30 dead Chinese soldiers
The channel cited China-based Global Times as its source.
Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.in
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Amit Malviya’s fake news fountain: 16 pieces of misinformation spread by the BJP IT cell chief
Since he is the official head of the Hindutva party’s online propaganda machine, his false claims have a dangerous ripple effect.
Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.in
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National Conference to approach Speaker after PM sources Omar Abdullah ‘quote’ from ‘Faking News’
National Conference leader Imran Dar said the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister had not made the controversial comment attributed to him by Narendra Modi.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Why you can’t keep Anurag Kashyap down
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Start the week with a film: ‘Force Majeure’ is a chilly satire about modern marriage
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Modi quotes satirical website ‘Faking News’ to attack former J&K CM Omar Abdullah in Parliament
On Thursday, Abdullah's detention was extended as he was booked under the draconian Public Safety Act.
Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.in
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Fact check: Is this JNU attacker from the Left, as claimed by state-controlled Prasar Bharti?
Alt News has found that the assaulter, wearing red, is an ABVP member and the man who was assaulted, in green, is a member of AISA.
Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.in & Pratik Sinha, AltNews.in
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PIB sets up fact-checking unit to tackle spread of fake news related to government
The government urged the public to send across any information that they wanted verified.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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La Liga: Real Madrid slip further after goalless draw against Real Sociedad
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Ligue 1: Neymar on target but Balogun’s late strike helps Reims hold PSG
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FA Cup: Kaoru Mitoma stars as Brighton knock out holders Liverpool
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC move to third with 2-0 win against NorthEast United
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Hockey World Cup: For champions Germany, the title was a hop, skip, and comeback away