Fake news more dangerous than paid news, causes deaths, says I&B minister Prakash Javadekar

He said there was no regulatory authority for OTT platforms, which include news websites and streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 03, 2019 · 08:02 pm

Pakistan minister shares edited clip that falsely claims to show official brutality in Kashmir

Syed Ali Haider Zaidi is his country’s federal minister for maritime affairs.

Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.in

· Aug 19, 2019 · 09:51 pm

Infocalypse now: How can media users protect themselves from the fake news superstorm?

In the age of ‘alternative facts’, fact checking and digital literacy education is key.

Anurag Mehra

· Jul 26, 2019 · 06:30 am

Facebook and YouTube to take action against medical misinformation on their platforms

The social media platforms announced they were taking steps to limit the reach of these false, and often dangerous, health claims.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 03, 2019 · 03:04 pm

Facebook user who spread fake news of Tripura CM’s divorce sent to three-day police custody

Anupam Paul was arrested by a special team of Tripura Police Crime Branch in New Delhi on June 10.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 17, 2019 · 09:56 am

As girl is murdered in Aligarh, social media rumours fuel the outrage

The victim was not raped, the police clarified.

Arjun Sidharth, AltNews.in

· Jun 07, 2019 · 09:23 am

How an IAS officer’s sarcastic tweet about Gandhi’s killer became the target of mistaken outrage

Despite her clarifications mainstream media continued to misreport the matter, even as politicians called for administrative action against her.

AltNews.in

· Jun 05, 2019 · 02:59 pm

Hit by a spate of malicious viral videos, Gujarat school struggles to stop falling admissions

In two years, clips showing violence against children from across the world have been falsely attributed to RMVM School in Valsad.

Nivedita Niranjankumar, BoomLive.in

· Jun 05, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Fact check: Video in which kids abuse Modi as Priyanka Gandhi looks on has been maliciously clipped

It fails to show Gandhi asking the children to stop when they shout an obscene slogan.

Arjun Sidharth, AltNews.in

· May 01, 2019 · 07:55 pm

Tripura: Journalist, constable arrested for sharing Facebook post about rumours of CM’s divorce

They will be produced in court on Monday.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 29, 2019 · 01:00 pm

Tripura: FIR filed against man for allegedly spreading rumours of chief minister’s divorce

The police are yet to arrest Anupam Paul.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 26, 2019 · 10:38 pm

‘Behave responsibly’: TikTok is asking Indians to guard against fake news this election season

The viral video app now displays a public service announcement when a user searches for political hashtags.

Aria Thaker, qz.com

· Apr 13, 2019 · 01:30 pm