Study reveals key reason behind spread of fake news on social media

Jan 18, 2023

USC researchers may have found the biggest influencer in the spread of fake news: social platforms' structure of rewarding users for habitually sharing information.

Plaint lodged against men who spread fake news about U'khand CM's death

May 06, 2020

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 6 : BJP's Dehradun City President Sita Ram Bhatt on Wednesday filed a complaint against a few individuals for spreading...

Nepal's social media bill proposes stringent measures to control spread of fake news

Jan 28, 2025

Nepal has drafted a social media bill with stringent provisions which includes measures to control spread of fake news and deep fakes.

"Never said it, don't spread fake news": Navjot Singh Sidhu clarifies viral post

Oct 20, 2025

Former India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu has issued a clarification after a viral social media post attributed to him regarding the 2027 ODI World...

"Don't spread rumours and fake news": Punjab Police denies report of Amritpal's surrender

Apr 07, 2023

The Punjab Police on Friday urged people not to believe rumours and fake news of the surrender of radical preacher and pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal...

Internet services suspended in Hooghly district to stop the spread of fake news

May 13, 2020

Hooghly (West Bengal) [India], May 13 : Hoogly District Magistrate Yeluchuri Ratnakara Rao on Wednesday suspended internet services in Chandennagore and Srerampore sub-divisions after...