Tag: fake news

Govt needs to nip fake news in the bud: senators

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...

Fake news war divides, confuses in Hong Kong

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...

Committee to propose change in laws to tackle issue of fake...

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Wednesday announced that a committee of the Ministry of...

Viral video of foreign currency at Siraj Durrani’s house proven fake

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...

PTI releases video slamming fake news, highlighting government’s achievements

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...

Draft of new media watchdog finalised, says Fawad

Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday said that the draft for the new media regulatory authority -- Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (PMRA)...

How fake health news can lead you to make dangerous decisions

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...

AFP fact-checks image of ‘obese Fawad Chaudhry’

Multiple Facebook posts have shared a photo which claims to show Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry half naked and morbidly obese. The claim is false,...

PM for robust mechanism to control fake news, hate content on...

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...

Fake news network vs bots: the online war around Khashoggi killing

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...

PM did not order any corruption probe against ministers: Fawad

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...

Facebook’s WhatsApp flooded with fake news in Brazil election

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...

Iranian fake news website provoked Khawaja Asif to threaten Israel with...

An Iranian fake news campaign was behind the news article that provoked former defence minister Khawaja Asif to threaten Israel with nuclear war in...

Fake news about arrest in Pakistan rattles US blogger Cynthia Ritchie

A local media outlet in Pakistan reported a fake news story about the arrest of a US blogger by the officials of Federal Investigation...

Fawad asks PEMRA to act against false news about ministers

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Friday said Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) should take notice and initiate action against...

Impostor Twitter handle challenges government’s fake news account

An impostor Twitter handle with the same display picture, title and information used on the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Fake News Buster account...