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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…

June 25, 2021

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…

June 10, 2021

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…

April 29, 2021

‘Not My Statement, Stop Spreading Fake News’; BJP’s Lekhashree Seeks Action Against FB Page

Bhubaneswar: BJP state general secretary Lekhashree Samantsinghar on Saturday tweeted about fake news attributed to her being circulated by a…

March 13, 2021

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…

March 6, 2021

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…

January 24, 2021

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…

January 17, 2021

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…

December 27, 2020

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…

December 21, 2020

Govt Dismisses Report Of SII, Bharat Biotech Vaccines Not Being Cleared As ‘Fake’ News

New Delhi: The Union government dismissed media reports of Serum Institute India (SII) and Bharat Biotech’s emergency use authorisation of…

December 9, 2020