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Meta, Google, Twitter vow to fight fake news better as EU gets tougher

Meta, Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google, Twitter (TWTR.N) and Microsoft (MSFT.O) agreed on Thursday to take… Read More

Govt decides legislation against fake news

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to take steps for legislation against fake news, ARY… Read More

WhatsApp limiting forwarded messages to curb misinformation

Instant messaging application Whatsapp is planning to launch a new feature that will help to… Read More

Over 75% people are unable to identify ‘Fake news’, study proves

A recent study has proved that only one in four people are able to spot… Read More

Putin signs law on jail terms for ‘fake’ news on state actions abroad

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday signed into law a bill introducing jail terms of… Read More

Fardeen Khan death: the reality of viral news

Fardeen Khan said it was a "scary" situation for him. Read More

Putin signs law introducing jail terms for ‘fake news’ on Russian army

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed into law a bill introducing jail terms… Read More

PECA amended ordinance to curb fake news: Farogh Naseem

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Law and Justice Barrister Farogh Naseem on Sunday said the Prevention… Read More

Fake news, hate speech: Govt decides amending PECA for stricter penalties

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to amend the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA)… Read More

French TV exposes Indian media’s fake news about Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: French TV has exposed the false news of Indian media regarding Pakistan Air Force's… Read More

Journalist bodies, govt form committee to review PMDA

ISLAMABAD: A joint action committee of the journalist bodies on Wednesday met Federal Information Minister… Read More

YouTube suspends payments to several accounts over election disinformation

YouTube said on Thursday it had suspended payments to content producers from 14 channels accused… Read More

Fawad Chaudhry calls for strict legislation against fake news

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday said strict legislation has become… Read More

Indian social media pages circulating fake screenshot using ARY News’ logo

Some Indian social media pages are using a fake screenshot to claim that ARY News… Read More

WhatsApp to introduce new feature for images

A new feature will enable users to scrutinise origin of the pictures in order to… Read More

Facebook issues corrective label on user’s post under fake news law

“Facebook is legally required to tell you that the Singapore government says this post has… Read More

China bans ‘fake news’ created with AI, bots

China's cyberspace authority said that both providers and users of online video news and audio… Read More

Facebook, Google, Twitter urged to do more to combat fake news

Facebook, Google and Twitter must do more to tackle fake news or face regulatory action,… Read More

Facebook chief hosts conservative guests amid bias debate

Social media platforms have been under pressure to reduce the spread of lies and misinformation. Read More

Does this video show a volcanic eruption in Jakarta?

The six minute 30 second video was published on July 31, 2019 on a Facebook… Read More