Washington, April 5 – The White House has dismissed widespread online speculation that President Donald Trump was hospitalized, calling the claims false after rumors spread rapidly across social media following a routine press briefing.The speculation began after the White House announced a...
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New Delhi, April 1 The government blocked over 1,400 URLs on digital media during Operation Sindoor to counter the spread of fake news, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.Responding to a written question, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan also said that the Fact...
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New Delhi, April 1 – The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) strongly refuted reports circulating on Wednesday claiming that India had formally sought observer status in the so-called "Islamabad Peace Process," calling them completely false.In a post on its X handle, @MEAFactCheck, the MEA's...
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JAMMU, MARCH 27: Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary stated that the government will take corrective measures to ensure ethical news dissemination while addressing fake news and misinformation.Responding to a discussion in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, he highlighted the...
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The government has denied a video circulating on social media claiming that Major General CS Mann, as ADG, has made a statement supporting Israel and the US's actions against Iran. The fact-checking unit of the Press Information Bureau clarified that the video is AI-generated and a deepfake. The...
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A one-day creative workshop on media management, titled "Building Responsible Digital Citizens," was organized by the Education Department at Pradhan Mantri Shri Higher Secondary School (PM Shri HSS) Serikhawaja to enhance students' skills and digital awareness.The workshop aimed to educate...
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New Delhi, March 9 – The government on Monday refuted false claims circulating on social media and warned about a deepfake video of Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, being shared by Pakistani propaganda accounts to mislead the public.In a post on X, the official handle of PIB Fact Check...
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New Delhi, March 7 – The government on Saturday dismissed claims circulating on social media that the Centre is planning to create a new Union Territory by combining certain districts from Bihar and West Bengal located near the strategically important Siliguri corridor.The Press Information...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday urged the media to report developments related to the West Asia conflict with utmost care, saying accurate and balanced coverage can help ease concerns among expatriates and their families.He was speaking at an...
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Taipei, March 4: The Chinese authorities' campaign of "sexual innuendo and reputational manipulation" against the Dalai Lama reflects a broader pattern of authoritarian tactics. These actions demonstrate that when authoritarian regimes face globally recognized, non-coercive symbolic challenges...
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JAMMU, MARCH 02: The six-day Capacity Building and Skill Enhancement Programme for officers and officials of the Department of Information and Public Relations concluded at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Jammu.Approximately 50 DIPR personnel underwent intensive training in...
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