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[iDJ]

Google, Twitter and Facebook are steps to fight fake news. Why shouldn't our forum do the same?
Google, Facebook and Twitter promise tougher action to fight fake news in India
In this thread you can post facts about news you find fishy. You can also post links of the same of other sites.

 

[iDJ]

Vivek Agnihotri Tweets Misleading Video Of Kanhaiya Kumar Vivek Agnihotri Tweets Misleading Video Of Kanhaiya Kumar Speaking About Islam |

 

[Jas]

Thanks for opening this thread.
Fake news are needed to be combated with facts.

 

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FAKE ALERT: Congress Twitter handles share 2009 photo to say PM Modi’s clean Ganga mission is failing
FAKE ALERT: Congress Twitter handles share 2009 photo to say PM Modi’s clean Ganga mission is failing - Times of India

 

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FACT CHECK: AAP tweets photo of Netherland's Erasmus Bridge as of Delhi's Signature Bridge - Times of India

 

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FAKE ALERT: Digitally-manipulated photo of ‘Statue of Unity’ being circulated on social media - Times of India

 

[Jas]

In India, BJP supporters are more likely than others to share fake news[/B]


While Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi did not follow anti-BJP amplifiers on Twitter, prime minister Narendra Modi followed many pro-BJP amplifiers, including sources that have published fake news. In fact, the researchers found that up to 30 accounts in the pro-BJP cluster had been the original sources of at least one piece of fake news. Modi followed 15 of them.
Jingoism:
One key reason why right-wing Indians share social media content is a desire to express one’s “sociopolitical identity.” This, the researchers said, was often linked to national pride and Hindu pride. When narratives put forth in fake-news messages upheld values such as “Hindu power and superiority” and “preservation and revival,” then “validation of identity trumps verification of facts,” the study claimed.

In India, BJP supporters are more likely than others to share fake news

 

[Digital Mastermind]

FAKE: Old false news from 2015 reshared by journalists, Congress spokesperson to question UP government, Hinduism - Times of India

 

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FAKE ALERT: Photo from 2013 Congress rally shared saying 25 lakh people attended Rahul Gandhi's Bikaner rally - Times of India

 

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FAKE ALERT: Modicare becomes target of fake news peddlers - Times of India