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How AI Can Help Us Spot Its Own Fakes

While fake news is not a new phenomenon, its proliferation today is unprecedented. But disinformation goes beyond the mere fabrication…

1 year ago
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The Disinformation Deluge Targeting Women And Gender-Diverse People

Gendered disinformation weaponises fake news and manipulated photos against the vulnerable. What can be done to stop it? The world…

2 years ago
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With Social Media Fakes Being Rampant, News Verification Is Vital

As news of Palestinian militant group Hamas launching a deadly attack on Israel and Israel’s threat of retaliation began to…

2 years ago
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Using Social Media Images To Better Respond To Disasters

A team of researchers trained an artificial intelligence tool using a million photos of disasters to recognise disasters and incidents…

2 years ago
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Withdraw ‘Draconian’ Amendments To IT Rules: Editors’ Guild

The Editors' Guild of India on Friday said it was "deeply disturbed" by the "draconian" amendments to the Information Technology…

3 years ago
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Hate, Fake News: 16 YouTube Channels Blocked

The Centre on Monday blocked 16 YouTube channels, including six operating from Pakistan, and a Facebook account for spreading disinformation…

3 years ago
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Fake News: Govt Orders 22 YouTube Channels To Be Blocked

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has directed the blocking of 22 YouTube-based news channels, of which four are…

4 years ago
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Fake News: Govt’s Heated Meet With Big Tech

Officials have held heated discussions with Google, Twitter and Facebook for not proactively removing what they described as fake news…

4 years ago
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Section Of Media Gives Communal Colour To News: SC

A section of the media gives communal colour to news, bringing a bad name to the country, the Supreme Court…

4 years ago
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Alibaba, Jack Ma Summoned By Indian Court

An Indian court has summoned Alibaba and its founder Jack Ma in a case in which a former employee in…

5 years ago
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Indian & Chinese Military Agree To Disengage On Border

Indian and Chinese military commanders have agreed to step back from a confrontation over a disputed stretch of border where…

5 years ago
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‘The Future Of Media: More Digital & More Economic Pain’

The coronavirus outbreak has prompted a significant increase in news consumption but the economic turmoil is forcing news businesses to…

5 years ago
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Hoax: MHA Has Not Asked Citizens To Avoid Purchasing Products Made In China

A message alerting the citizens of India to abstain from buying products made in China due to a conspiratorial attack…

6 years ago
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  • Politics & Society

Video of 2017 Brazil Prison Riot Shared as Rohingya Muslim Kidnapping Gangs on Prowl

A video showing mutilated bodies laid out in a room is floating on WhatsApp, with the claim that 500-2000 Rohingya…

6 years ago
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  • Politics & Society

Old Images From Andhra Pradesh And Bangladesh Shared As 2019 Assam Floods

A photograph of a teenager saving a deer in floodwaters is being circulated on social media. One Susanta Nanda tweeted…

6 years ago

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