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1 in 2 Indians receiving fake news via Facebook, WhatsApp
Economic Times [5 years ago]
1 in 2 Indians receiving fake news via Facebook, WhatsApp
"Nearly 62 per cent of the population believes that the upcoming elections will be influenced by the misinformation that the users are receiving," the findings showed.
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Top Court Dismisses Plea For Framing Of Laws Against Fake News
NDTV [5 years ago]
Top Court Dismisses Plea For Framing Of Laws Against Fake News
The Supreme Court today refused to hear a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to frame guidelines and laws to curb the menace of fake news on social sites.
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Government pulled out of fake news row with difficulty: Ramdev
Business Standard [6 years ago]
Government pulled out of fake news row with difficulty: Ramdev
Yoga guru and business magnate Baba Ramdev on Thursday said the government itself is caught in a controversy related to fake news and had only managed to extricate itself out of it with great difficulty.
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Times of India [6 years ago]
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Crackdown on press freedom no solution to curb fake news, says Amnesty
Hindustan Times [6 years ago]“The withdrawal of the information and broadcasting ministry’s order is welcome. This appeared to be a brazen attempt to control the media under the façade of controlling fake news and target critics of the government,” Aakar Patel, executive director of Amnesty International India, said in a statement.
Crackdown on press freedom no solution to curb fake news, says Amnesty
While intentionally misleading and deceitful reports are a real problem, the solution is not to crack down on press freedom, says executive director of Amnesty International India.
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Nothing wrong if govt intends to check fake news
Hindustan Times [6 years ago]There is nothing wrong or obnoxious if a government intends to take remedial steps to check fake news but an independent statutory authority should decide on its veracity, the Press Council of India said on Tuesday.
Nothing wrong if govt intends to check fake news, says Press Council of India
The Press Council of India says no prudent person should or can justify the dissemination of fake news.
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Nothing wrong if govt intends to check fake news, says Press Council of India
Hindustan Times [6 years ago]“Fake news is a global menace and if any government intends to take remedial steps to check its spread , per se, there is nothing wrong or obnoxious about it, provided that the authority to decide the truthfulness or otherwise of an allegation of fake news is entrusted to an independent statutory body like the Press Council of India,” it said in the statement.
Nothing wrong if govt intends to check fake news, says Press Council of India
The Press Council of India says no prudent person should or can justify the dissemination of fake news.
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Rahul Gandhi questions PM Modi's 'U-turn on fake news' order,
Zee News [6 years ago]Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi questioning the decision to withdraw the guidelines issued for journalists to control 'fake news'. Calling the issue a loss of control.
Rahul Gandhi questions PM Modi's 'U-turn on fake news' order, calls it loss of control and panic
Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi questioning the decision to withdraw the guidelines issued for journalists to control 'fake news'.
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Damage control by PM Narendra Modi
Indian Express [6 years ago]Soon after, the I&B Ministry issued a statement, saying its press release regarding fake news put out by it last night “stands withdrawn.”
Damage control by PM Narendra Modi, he orders Smriti Irani’s punish-journalist directive withdrawn
Sources said that the PMO was “not consulted” and was unaware of Irani’s directive until it became public. “A fuming Prime Minister told his office to direct the I&B Ministry to withdraw the directive with immediate effect,” said an official.
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Five Problems With The I&B Ministry's 'Fake News' Circular
News 18 [6 years ago]The government wants to stop the spread of fake news. The Information and Broadcasting ministry on April 2 issued a circular laying down a protocol for dealing with fake news appearing in "various mediums (sic) including print and electronic media".
OPINION | Five Problems With The I&B Ministry's 'Fake News' Circular
The Information and Broadcasting ministry on April 2 issued a circular laying down a protocol for dealing with fake news appearing in
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Rahul Gandhi - #BasEkAurSaal jibe at NDA govt
Times Now [6 years ago]The Congress leader said that the PM ordered a U-turn after sensing mounting anger on the “fake news” notification. “One can clearly see a loss of control and panic setting in now,” Gandhi added.
Fake news row: Rahul Gandhi takes #BasEkAurSaal jibe at NDA govt – Read his tweet
A few journalists and opposition parties took a serious note of the order issued by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and described the guidelines as an attack on press freedom.
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Arun Shourie On "Fake News" Order - "Don't Fall For It"
NDTV [6 years ago]Mr Shourie also told NDTV that he did not believe that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was unaware of the controversial press accreditation guidelines issued by Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani. It was widely seen as brazen attempt to curb the freedom of the Press.
"Don't Fall For It": Arun Shourie On "Fake News" Order
Arun Shourie, former union minister, tore into the NDA government on Tuesday for the now-cancelled rule to punish journalists for "fake news", insisting that this was a clear attempt to "suppress" the media and there would be more attempts.
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Ministry withdraws order on ‘fake news’
The Hindu [6 years ago]“The PM has directed that the press release regarding the fake news be withdrawn and the matter be addressed only by the Press Council of India,” a senior official in the PMO said.
Ministry withdraws order on ‘fake news’
Decision follows directions from PM
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VHP - Undeclared Emergency
Hindustan Times [6 years ago]The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Tuesday condemned the Centre’s move to amend the guidelines for accreditation of journalists in case of fake news, saying that the step amounted to an “undeclared emergency”.
VHP dubs govt’s release on fake news ‘undeclared emergency’
VHP leader Pravin Togadia said agreeing or disagreeing with a media story was up to an individual, but choking the media was unacceptable.
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Fake news order withdrawn: Did Modi make Smriti Irani a scapegoat?
Catch News [6 years ago]By withdrawing its controversial notification about fake news, the Narendra Modi government appears to have responded to the severe backlash it triggered. However, the way the withdrawal is being sold as a wise move by the prime minister smacks of a conspiracy to deflect some of the criticism aimed at the government.
Fake news order withdrawn: Did Modi make Smriti Irani a scapegoat?
By withdrawing its controversial notification about fake news, the Narendra Modi government appears to have responded to the severe backlash it triggered. However, the way the withdrawal is being sold as a wise move by the prime minister smacks of a consp
