![]() | 9 YouTube channels flagged for spreading ‘fake news’The fact-checking division of the PIB has also released multiple threads of ‘X’ pertaining to the false information being spread by the channels. |
![]() | What’s Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself“We see in 2023 a kind of crisis of authenticity,” Merriam-Webster's editor at large Peter Sokolowski said ahead of Monday’s announcement of this year’s word. |
![]() | Draft bill to check fake news will be tabled in Belagavi winter session: Karnataka Home Minister Dr G ParameshwaraHome Minister Dr G Parameshwara told reporters that the government, which is serious about the spread of falsehood on social media sites, has prepared a draft of the bill. |
![]() | Madras High Court thwarts fake lawyer’s attempts to usurp millionaire boy’s assetsThe HC realised the machinations of the fake lawyer and his wife while hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by the boy’s adopted mother seeking his custody. |
![]() | Andhra Pradesh fake land registration scam: Three sub-registrars suspended in OngoleEarlier, senior assistant Krishna Mohan, serving as the in-charge sub-registrar of Ongole Sub-Registrar office, was suspended in connection with various land registration allegations. |
![]() | Deepfakes: 7-day deadline for social media companiesGovt to develop platform where users can notify IT rule violation |
![]() | Youth Congress workers get bail in fake voters ID caseThe prosecution said the police custody of the accused was required to find out the source of the money used for committing the offence. |
![]() | Users and platforms hosting deepfake content to be penalised under new lawThe government’s action follows the viral spread of a deepfake video featuring actor Rashmika Mandanna on social media platforms. |
![]() | Delhi court imposes Rs 1 lakh fine on woman for filing false POCSO case"This was a blatant abuse of the law, and such acts demeaned the purpose of the legislation", the court said. |
![]() | New regulation to tackle deepfakes soon; IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw meets social media platformsDeepfakes have emerged as a new threat to democracy, the minister said. |
![]() | Fake AI porn leads to real harassment in US high schoolsDeepfake porn "can destroy someone's life," said Renee Cummings, an AI ethicist, citing victims who have suffered anxiety, depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. |
![]() | Deep concern?Deepfake and AI-generated content are hot topics right now after a slew of fake videos of popular woman actors surfaced online. Here, TNIE gives an overview of potential dangers of these new tech tool |
![]() | Kerala police seek data from Meta on fake ID use in Youth Congress electionHighly-placed sources said the arrests would be made once the investigators garner incriminating evidence against those involved in the offence. |
![]() | What’s wrong with bringing a mechanism for checking fake news?: Madras HC asks AIADMK IT wingNirmal Kumar sought the court to issue injunction against the operation of the G.O. providing for constitution of the fact checking unit (FCU). |
![]() | Cases of fake army men duping people on rise in Andhra PradeshThe complainant grew suspicious and approached the cybercrime police, who confirmed that Kumar’s identity was fake. |
![]() | Satellite surveys expose paddy field registration fraud in Odisha's Rayagada districtThe surveys exposed massive fraud, with 20,442 plots falsely claimed as paddy cultivated lands. |
![]() | ‘Will meet social media players on deepfake issue’: IT minister Ashwini VaishnawThe government’s action followed the viral spread of a deepfake video featuring actor Rashmika Mandanna on social media platforms. |
![]() | Death of nine patients in Delhi hospital: Notice issued to ‘killer’ medical centre with fake doctors running the showThis newspaper in its November 16 edition front-paged a story on the illegal surgeries being allegedly done at the private centre. |
![]() | Bengaluru police questions woman in connection with a recent bomb threatThe alleged caller, Shruti, was earlier working with the same company in Bengaluru. She had left her job for further studies. however, when she tried to come back, the company was hesitant. |
![]() | Fake doctors make a killing in south Delhi hospitalThe complainant alleged that she came to know that Dr Mahender Singh and Dr Pooja are not doctors. |
