Odisha Governor, CM Fall To Fake News Again
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik seems to have fallen prey to fake news again.
This is what they tweeted from their verified Twitter handle:…
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Odisha Scribe Arrested For Posting False COVID Positive Report On Social Media
Angul: Police on Thursday arrested a journalist of an English news portal for allegedly posting a fake report related to COVID-19.
According to sources, Bijaya Swain, a journalist of…
Odisha’s Ganjam Collector Warns Against Fake News On COVID-19 Facilities
Berhampur: Ganjam district collector Vijay Amrit Kulange has warned the people against spreading rumour about health care facilities, particularly regarding COVID-19 treatment, on social…
‘Not My Statement, Stop Spreading Fake News’; BJP’s Lekhashree…
Bhubaneswar: BJP state general secretary Lekhashree Samantsinghar on Saturday tweeted about fake news attributed to her being circulated by a Facebook page and demanded action against it.…
No Political Propaganda Please! Andhra CM Launches Portal To Curb Fake News
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched an official “fact check” portal to curb fake news propagated on online platforms.
Reddy launched a website…
Fact Check: Biometric Attendance For CBSE Board Examinees?
New Delhi: The government’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) has disclaimed media reports that CBSE Board examinees will have to register their attendance by the biometric system.
The…
Govt To Impose Self-Regulation Law For OTT Platforms, News Websites!
New Delhi: The Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has decided to bring in an overarching statute for self-regulation in digital media including over-the-top (OTT) platforms and…
Year-Ender 2020: When Social Media Posts Landed Odisha Biggies In A Soup
Bhubaneswar: The year 2020 saw the Governor, Odisha government and ministers falling prey to fake news on social media. Two MPs also drew brickbats for their wrong tweets. Condolences too…
Protesting Farmers Counter Fake News Through Their IT Cell
New Delhi: The protesting farmers believe that there is a ‘concerted effort’ to ‘malign’ their movement and show it in bad light.
To counter misinformation about their ongoing protest,…
Govt Dismisses Report Of SII, Bharat Biotech Vaccines Not Being Cleared As…
New Delhi: The Union government dismissed media reports of Serum Institute India (SII) and Bharat Biotech’s emergency use authorisation of COVID-19 vaccine being rejected and called it…