Tag: fake news

  Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has launched a social media account to deal with fake news that has become the biggest challenge for the...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) asked Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to take immediate stern action against TV channels for broadcasting fabricated and...

    KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's new government on Thursday repealed a widely criticized law prohibiting "fake news," in a move hailed as a landmark moment for...

RAWALPINDI: The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Thursday denied reports circulating on social media and clarified that it has not issued any threat alert...

PESHAWAR: The administration of the polio vaccine is deeply impacted by the issue of fake news as a result of which health authorities have decided to...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Thursday issued Show Cause Notices to 17 Satellite TV Channels that air news & current affairs programmes. The...

PARIS: Within minutes of the shooting at YouTube offices in California, social media was awash with conspiracy theories and images of the supposed ‘shooter’...

NEW DELHI: The Editors Guild of India on Tuesday condemned the "arbitrary" penalties proposed by the Indian information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry on journalists publishing...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Monday approved a law against “fake news” that would allow for prison of up to six years for offenders, shrugging...

SINGAPORE: Singapore on Wednesday invited Human Rights Watch (HRW) to give evidence at a parliamentary hearing on “fake news” as a dispute grew between...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s government tabled a bill in parliament on Monday outlawing “fake news”, with hefty fines and up to...

SINGAPORE: Singapore on Wednesday began a public hearing on how to tackle the threat of fake news, with speakers suggesting measures ranging from blocking...

NEW YORK: False information on the internet travels faster than the truth, researchers said. But contrary to popular belief, it is largely people who...

LONDON: Trolling, impersonating, demonising: these are just some of the behaviours encouraged in a new online game launching Tuesday in which young players become...

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday ordered two daily newspapers to publish a clarification explaining why the newsgroup failed...

PPP co-chairman says big business models pose threat to real journalism, democracy in country DAVOS: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said...

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday sent legal notices to two private news channels for spreading "rumours" about his recent visit to...