"Fake news fabricated to tarnish my reputation," says BJP candidate Shobha Surendran

Apr 08, 2024

Alappuzha BJP candidate Shobha Surendran said fake news has been spread about her on some media channels that the BJP leadership is not interested...

'Fake news', Oppn maligning India's image, says BJP on Pegasus snooping reports

Jul 22, 2021

New Delhi [India], July 22 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said the story around the usage of Pegasus spyware for snooping is "fake...

Karnataka HC quashes FIR against BJP MP Tejasvi Surya over sharing fake news

Dec 12, 2024

The Karnataka High Court Thursday quashed a first information report (FIR) registered by the Karnataka High Court against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tejasvi...

Rajasthan man arrested for spreading fake news

Feb 01, 2021

New Delhi [India], February 2 : Delhi Police Cyber Cell arrested a person on Monday from Rajasthan on charges of spreading fake news about...

Study examines how fake news headlines trigger emotions

Jan 07, 2022

Washington [US], January 7 : A new study looked into how people's emotions are sparked by false political headlines -- and how their reactions...

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and others move Lahore High Court against PECA

Feb 08, 2025

The petition stated that Act does not define "fake news", permitting authorities to describe any news as fake and take action as per political...