ISLAMABAD: The Senate’s Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication on Wednesday called for strict action against spreading of fake news on social media and people accused of involvement in cybercrimes. The body…
CENTRAL: Chinese tanks at the border? False. Photo of a protester biting off a policeman’s finger? Misleading. In polarised Hong Kong, a fake news fight for public opinion has become as crucial…
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Wednesday announced that a committee of the Ministry of Information has been formed to propose changes in…
A video showing stacks of foreign currency, claiming to have been found in Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani’s house by officials of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), doing the rounds on social…
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday released a video slamming fake news and highlighting the achievements of the government in its first five months in power. The video was shared by PTI’s official…
Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday said that the draft for the new media regulatory authority — Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (PMRA) — has been finalised. “We are aware of…
ISLAMABAD: The spread of false medical information and news can create barriers between people and better healthcare. Getty Images Sleeping with raw, sliced onions in your socks can release toxins from your…
Multiple Facebook posts have shared a photo which claims to show Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry half naked and morbidly obese. The claim is false, the photo has been doctored from an original…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday underscored the need for putting in place a robust mechanism to effectively check misuse of social media in spreading fake news, violence and hate content. The…
LONDON/DUBAI: Arabic-language website alawatanews.com published a report that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had been forced out of power. Citing the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA), it said King Salman had…
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry rebutted news that Prime Minister Imran Khan had given orders to probe corruption allegations against three ministers of the federal cabinet. Taking to Twitter,…
BRASILIA: Facebook Inc’s popular messaging service WhatsApp has become a political battleground in Brazil’s most polarized election in decades, raising concerns that it is distorting debate beyond the public eye. Silhouettes of…
An Iranian fake news campaign was behind the news article that provoked former defence minister Khawaja Asif to threaten Israel with nuclear war in December 2016, according to a report. Lee Foster,…
A local media outlet in Pakistan reported a fake news story about the arrest of a US blogger by the officials of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). Cynthia D Ritchie, a freelance director,…
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Friday said Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) should take notice and initiate action against the spread of baseless and false news against…
An impostor Twitter handle with the same display picture, title and information used on the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Fake News Buster account on Twitter has emerged on the social media…
