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• 06 Apr 2020

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  India

  Viral message about phased lockdown extension by WHO is fake

  Misinformation about a phased extension of the lockdown in India has been doing the rounds on social media.

• 30 Mar 2020

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  Business

  Reliance Jio offering free Rs. 498 recharge is fake news

  A fake WhatsApp forward, in the name of Reliance Jio, is trying to scam customers by promising to offer a free recharge worth Rs. 498.

• 23 Mar 2020

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  Science

  Now, WhatsApp is testing feature to verify fake news, rumors

  As fake news continues to rise due to the outbreak of COVID-19, WhatsApp is doing everything possible to prevent people from being misled by baseless rumors/misinformation.

• 19 Mar 2020

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  Science

  Now, Twitter is banning misleading posts about coronavirus

  After Facebook and WhatsApp, Twitter has come into action to combat the spread of misinformation related to the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19.

• 11 Mar 2020

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  Entertainment

  Twitter users almost certainly believed Daniel Radcliffe has coronavirus. How?

  Misinformation on coronavirus spreads like wildfire, and this time, it has roped in Daniel Radcliffe.

• 18 Feb 2020

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  World

  Coronavirus hoax viral on WhatsApp; claims garlic can cure disease

  Adding to the growing threat of a coronavirus outbreak, a false cure is being circulated on the messaging app WhatsApp.

• 17 Dec 2019

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  Science

  Now, Instagram will automatically warn about fake posts: Here's how

  In a bid to combat fake news and misinformation, Facebook-owned Instagram is rolling out the ability to flag misleading posts.

• 20 Sep 2019

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  Business

  Thousands worldwide, including ex-Saudi royal adviser, have Twitter accounts suspended

  On Friday, the microblogging site Twitter said that it has closed down thousands of accounts on its platform for spreading fake news and pro-government propaganda.

• 03 Sep 2019

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  Business

  Reliance Jio GigaFiber activation email scam is stealing bank details

  There is a massive interest from users as Reliance prepares to commercially roll out Jio GigaFiber, its fiber-to-the-home broadband service, on September 5.

• 26 Aug 2019

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  Business

  #ScamAlert: Reliance Jio's Rs. 399 recharge offer is a scam

  Reliance Jio has been marred with sophisticated scams. Over the past several months we have reported on a Jio Mobile Tower Scam, Jio DTH connection fraud, and more recently on the fake activation requests for Jio GigaFiber.

• 08 Aug 2019

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  Science

  How to trace fake WhatsApp forwards? IIT-M Professor explains

  WhatsApp has become a hub for fake news, a place where ill-intended users spread scams, hoaxes, sometimes even life-threatening information.

• 28 Jul 2019

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  World

  Pakistan military spokesperson shares fake video to discredit Balakot strikes

  In February, the Indian Air Force eliminated Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camps located in Balakot, Pakistan, by conducting airstrikes.

• 21 Jul 2019

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  India

  Is that Indian Army #BottleCapChallenge video fake or real?

  It has been weeks since the #BottleCapChallenge took the internet by storm, but apparently, the trend is not entirely dead yet.

• 12 Jul 2019

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  Science

  Tracing WhatsApp messages possible without compromising end-to-end encryption: IIT professor

  WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption feature has been a contentious issue between the government of India and the messaging platform over concerns related to traceability of messages. However, we might soon see an end to this tussle.

• 05 Jul 2019

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  Science

  No, WhatsApp won't stop working after 11:30 pm

  On Wednesday night, popular messaging service WhatsApp suffered a major outage.

• 28 Jun 2019

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  India

  Anti-Modi website claiming EVM hacking shutdown; Owner offers erotic massages

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