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OYO Has Filed Bankruptcy Is Absolutely Untrue And Inaccurate, Clarifies CEO Ritesh Agarwal
OYO's CEO Ritesh Agarwal clarifying about the fake rumours around OYO filing for bankruptcy ‘is absolutely untrue and inaccurate.’ A fake PDF and text message is being circulated on social media saying OYO has filed for bankruptcy. However, the issue was entirely different where a claimant was seeking Rs 16 lakhs from OYO, which was already paid. For the same, OYO has appealed to NCLAT challenging the order.
Tags: Oyo, ritesh agarwal, BANKRUPTCY, NCLAT, Fake News, Social Media
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Fake: Claims Of Bihar Man's 'Hop-Shoot' Cultivation Turned Out Bogus
The ‘Bihar man growing world’s costliest crop’ buzz has turned out to be fake. Much in news, the medicinal value crop ‘hop shoots’ cultivation was claimed to be grown by an Aurangabad-based farmer, Amresh Singh. However, on approached by media groups, the claim… read-more
Tags: aurangabad, Amresh Singh, Hop-Shoots, Horticulture, Fake News
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SC Asks Twitter, Centre For Mechanism To Counter Fake News
The Supreme Court on February 12 asked the Centre and micro-blogging platform Twitter for a regulatory mechanism to tackle fake news and provocative contents. Giving the direction on BJP leader Vinit Goenka's petition, the court has clubbed the matter with other pleas demanding the like mechanism. The BJP leader, in his petition, had stated that social media is used by political parties to "tarnish the image of opponents" and for spreading "… read-more
Tags: Twitter, Fake News, Misinformation
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SC Directs Centre In Framing Law To Regulate Social Media
The Supreme Court asked the Centre to frame a law that regulates social media platforms on February 1. The direction came after a petition had been filed to hold any social media - Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter - engaged in spreading fake news directly accountable. Besides, the petition has sought instructions from the authorities to set up a media tribunal that dispel fake news and hate speeches within a short span.
Tags: Supreme Court of India, Social Media, Facebook, WhatsApp, Fake News
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Regulations For OTT, Digital Content: I&B Ministry Begins Procedures
The Central government has announced the start of self-regulation in digital media, including all the over-the-top (OTT) platforms, and news portals. Reportedly, the decision has been taken to control the dissemination of sensitive contents, fake news etc. The officials have listed almost 40 OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hotstar among others. The officials said, "the digital media will soon have an overarching regulation for… read-more
Tags: OTT, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Fake News
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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Tokyo Olympic CEO Declares Game Cancellation Poll Report Fake
The 2020 Tokyo Olympic organisers have busted a fake poll report which claimed probable cancellation of the games in next month. Denying the reports, the Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto told we were definite about hosting but only with adequate anti-COVID-19 measures. Citing the poll findings, Toshiro stated despite 45% opine of postponing the games, it means that they still want the games to happen which is due in July 2021.
Tags: Olympics, Tokyo Olympics, Fake News
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News Reports On Hilaly's Claim Over Balakot Strike Flagged Red By Fact Checkers
The reports of former Pakistani diplomat Zafar Hilaly admitting 300 casualties during the Balakot airstrike has come under the radar of fact checkers. The reports, which stormed the mainstream Indian media on January 9, were denounced by Zafar himself in a tweet calling the video as a doctored one. Reportedly, telecasted on a talk show at Pakistan’s Hum TV, the episode had two different statements by Zafar, which were mixed and presented… read-more
Tags: Fake News, Airstrike, Balakot, Zafar Hilaly, Pakistan, Brifly Exclusive
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Filmmaker Files Plea In SC To Set Up Independent Media Tribunal
Emphasizing that instances of 'media trials' have increased, Indian film producer Nilesh Navalakha has filed a petition in the Supreme Court, seeking to set up an independent media tribunal. The petitioner-demanded tribunal aims to hold media houses and journalists accountable for hate speeches, media trials, violation of the Right to privacy, and fake news among others. However, it also said the demand of the citizen-led tribunal does not… read-more
Tags: Apex Court, Media Trials, Fake News, The Supreme Court of India
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PIB Fact Contradicted NDTV's Claim Over Indian Covid-19 Vaccine Rejection
The Ministry of Health and Press Information Bureau (PIB) on December 9 clarified NDTV's report on rejection of Indian Covid-19 vaccine to be fake. The news channel aired on the television stating, "The vaccine developed by the Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech has been rejected due to safety concerns". The report claimed, the information has come through sources. Several other mainstream news channels including News18 and India Today… read-more
Tags: NDTV, Fake News, Serum Institute of India, Bharat biotech
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UP Govt Launches Fact Check Twitter Handle To Curb False Information
The Uttar Pradesh government has launched an exclusive Twitter handle to curb the spread of false information. The handle, named 'Info Uttar Pradesh Fact Check', will be operated by the state information department. Additional chief secretary (Information) Navneet Sehgal said it would simply put fact-checks on all tweets and appropriate actions would be taken against the violative ones. As of now, the fact checker has rectified two fake news… read-more
Tags: Uttar Pradesh, Twitter, Fake News, Government
Courtesy: Times of India
