Fake news

Time travel or hoax? Noah now shows microscopic nanobots in bizarre video

The self-proclaimed time traveler revealed that the liquid showed in the video are actually millions of nanobots combined together

Feb 1, 2019

Did Nostradamus predict World War 3, Narendra Modi's return in 2019?

As per a section of researchers, Nostradamus had predicted World War 3 and the Lok Sabha election win of Narendra Modi

Dec 15, 2018

Google CEO Sundar Pichai explains why searching 'idiot' turns up Donald Trump's images

Pichai was in Washington, DC. on Tuesday to defend his company against allegations of political bias and manipulating content at House Judiciary Committee. Republicans felt that search results were manipulated for political gain.

Dec 12, 2018

Facebook begins verifying political ads in India ahead of 2019 general elections

Facebook has announced fresh steps to increase ad transparency and defend against foreign interference ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in India.

Dec 7, 2018

Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja's brother arrested for faking terrorism 'hit list'

Usman Khawaja's brother, Arsalan Khawaja, was arrested for framing another man as a terror suspect and it is believed Arsalan was motivated by personal vendetta over a woman.

Dec 4, 2018

Mind your 'Twitter' language as stereotypes reveal your identity: Study

Whether nice language or rude, your Twitter words give out your nationality, personality traits and even filter whether your messages are trustworthy or not.

Nov 26, 2018

Bengaluru City Police collaborates with IBTimes to train officers fight fake news

The session on fake news verification & fact-checking was conducted by the Editorial Director of International Business Times Danish Manzoor in collaboration with Bengaluru city police.

Nov 3, 2018

Real or Fake? Man claims to have heard the voice of God in near-death experience

Even though spiritualists consider visual hallucinations during NDE a strong proof of an afterlife, medical experts state that it is the survival technique of brain

Oct 25, 2018

Facebook on expansion spree, to open office in Bengaluru

Facebook's expansion underlines the growing importance of India, which has nearly 250 million users, one of the largest in the world.

Oct 22, 2018

UFO spotted in broad daylight in Mexico; Could it be a flying plastic bag?

Conspiracy theorists believe that the UFO appeared in the skies of Mexico is an irrefutable evidence of alien life

Oct 20, 2018

A news producer sits inside a news studio

Artificial Intelligence can spot fake, biased news article right from its source

A new program developed by researchers at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) in collaboration with the Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) aims to not only look at individual news stories but also their sources.

Oct 4, 2018

Facebook appoints Adam Mosseri as Instagram head

Mosseri replaces Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger who abruptly announced their departure in September.

Oct 2, 2018

Gujarat govt toughens stance on mob lynching, fake news; now comes under IPC Section 153(A)

CM Vijay Rupani-led government also clarified that it was acting on the Supreme Court's directive issued on July 17 in which the top court had stated that nobody can take law in their own hands.

Sep 16, 2018

Fake news of Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes being sold on amazon going viral

Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes being sold on Amazon? Here's the truth

A fake picture suggesting that Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes being available for sale on Amazon has been doing rounds on Whatsapp and social media.

Sep 1, 2018

WhatsApp rejects India's request to build a software to track messages; cites user privacy

The Indian government wants the messaging app to develop a software that can trace the origin of a message.

Aug 24, 2018

Schools in Kerala's Kannur are teaching children to spot fake news

Officials in Kannur are organising special 'Fake News Classes' for school children so that students can learn how to spot a hoax message.

Aug 24, 2018

Cristiano Ronaldo donating Rs 77 crore for Kerala flood relief a hoax?

Reports claim that Ronaldo's social media accounts have no mention of any donation or message regarding the floods.

Aug 22, 2018

Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Suhana Khan trolled as her fake quote on Vogue photoshoot goes viral

Screenshots of the fake quote of Suhana Khan are being shared on social media, without mentioning it to be a piece of fiction. The fake quote stated about Shah Rukh Khan's daughter narrating how she had to go for the Vogue photoshoot in an Audi car as her Jaguar broke down.

Aug 16, 2018

BJP president Amit Shah addresses at "Prabudhajan Sammelan" in Noida, Uttar Pradesh on June 30, 2016.

Amit Shah added to Delhi BJP's 1,800 WhatsApp groups to combat fake news

As the BJP gears up for the 2019 general election, the Delhi unit has created 1,800 WhatsApp groups which Amit Shah has joined in a bid to combat the spread of fake news within the party.

Jul 22, 2018

Facebook targets fake news; says it will take down content that promotes violence

After coming under fire from several South Asian countries, the social media giant is considering removing any post that instigates violence in a tie-up with third parties.

Jul 19, 2018

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