Tag: fake news

Imran Khan falls prey to fake news, tweets inaccurate report

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan fell prey to a fake news on Tuesday. Oblivious to the fact that it was a fake news, Khan, while...

China military sets up website to report leaks, fake news

  BEIJING: China’s military on Sunday launched a website inviting the public to report leaks and fake news, as well as illegal online activities by...

‘Fake news’ fast becoming a profitable business model, say security researchers

  WASHINGTON DC: Cyber criminals have latched onto the notion of “fake news” and turned it into a profitable business model, with services starting at...

Iran accuses CIA of spreading ‘fake news’ about it with bin...

TEHRAN: Iran has accused the CIA of spreading ‘fake news’ about the Islamic republic with newly declassified files seized in the 2011 raid in Pakistan...

Italian students to learn art of spotting fake news

ROME: Italian students will soon turn to the dangers of the digital age reports The New York Times. They will now receive a list...

Trump dubs sexual harassment claims ‘totally fake news’

  WASHINGTON DC: US President Donald Trump on Monday dubbed all sexual assault allegations against him “fake news” after his campaign was subpoenaed as part...

Obama personally warned Zuckerberg over fake news: report

Former US President Barack Obama personally urged Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to counter the rise of fake news on the social network during a...

PEMRA directs TV channels to stop airing fake news

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Wednesday issued directives to all satellite television channels for airing fake news reports on July 17, 2017,...

Facebook to ban pages spreading fake news from advertising

Facebook on Monday took another measure to curb the spread of so-called fake news by announcing that it would ban business pages involved in sharing false stories from advertising on the social networking site.

The Fake News war on Sweden

It’s more than fake news – Sweden’s facing a war of disinformation Over the past two years, Russia has been launching its disinformation campaign against...

PEMRA issues notices to 27 channels for not airing apology

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued show-cause notices to 27 private TV channels over defiance of PEMRA’s orders of March 3,...

Today in fake news

LAHORE: A panel consisting of Max Rodenbeck, Qasim, Ahmed Rashid, and Nermeen Shaikh moderated by Fasih Ahmed took on the topic of fake news and...

Busted: KP education dept demolishes PTI claims on social media!

The Pakistan Tehrik i Insaaf (PTI) has been sending out factually incorrect information in the form of misleading info-graphics, regarding their government’s performance in...

Kh Asif’s ‘nuclear threat to Israel’ over fake news draws global...

Major international news outlets earlier on Sunday picked up Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif’s warning tweet in response to a website’s false statement, which...