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The death hoax surrounding Poonam Pandey has intensified public scepticism towards celebrity death news. Karthik Srinivasan, a communications strategy consultant, believes that people will now seek more visible proof of celebrity deaths, leading to a focus on morbid details and a worsening coexistence of fake and genuine news.

With general elections set to begin in April, India continues to crack down on deepfakes – by threatening the platforms used to share them.

A wave of deepfake videos circulating online raises concerns ahead of elections in India

As violent conflict continues in Israel and Gaza, 2023 may go down as a watershed moment for those tracking and countering fake news and videos with a 'never before' seen volume of misinformation.

With national elections due next year, India is set to unveil regulations to control the spread of deepfakes on social media. But will the legislation be enough?

Different state governments are in the process of setting up fact check units to combat misinformation. But, can they be neutral and independent of state control? ET asks career fact checkers for answers!

Fears in India are growing over the emergence of “fact-checking” units across several states that could threaten free speech and political opposition.

Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge said a rough budget of at least ₹10 crore will be allotted, and shared new details of how the unit will function. | Latest News India

America Legal First (ALF) has successfully uncovered evidence of a secret “journalist” pool that was hired by the United States government to push propaganda and lies on the public on behalf of the deep state and its various agendas. As part of a litigatory effort against the State Department to uncover the dark and ugly […]

Is a US state considering a tax on breathing? Is celebrating goals forbidden during the Qatar World Cup because that is "too gay?" Did insect repellent manufacturers recruit a Ugandan man for his mosquito-killing…