While the stories of the spread of fake news in India began on social media, the mainstream media has also been directly involved in it for the last several years. Be it elections or Corona, the Indian media was bringing forth its post-truth character to the fore. Instead of dealing with the current existing lies […]
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The strange anomaly is that we know a lot about the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb but we know very little about the person Aurangzeb who ruled almost the entire Indian subcontinent for almost half a century. The boundaries of his empire were wider than those of Ashoka and Akbar and for the first time, almost the […]
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In the post-truth era, the world of social media has made a huge impact on the thinking of the common man, and his interaction with each other. Even the mainstream media is affected by the lies, and artificial and misleading information running in this virtual world. And this situation has put journalists, academicians, and policymakers […]
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The issue of fake news came to the foreground of international debate after the 2016 US elections, and its alleged impact on the election attracted attention from politicians as well as news consumers and social media entrepreneurs to the matter. Fake news during the election campaign included reports of prominent Democratic leaders running child sex […]
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From Communal riots in cities of several states on Ram Navami to Hanuman Jayanti clashes in Delhi’s Jahangirabad. From clashes in Gujarat’s Vadodara over road accidents to violence in Karanatak’s city over social media posts, the communal hatred bandwagon is on the rush lane, and so are the avenues of hate and fake news. With […]
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Recently, the central government has issued instructions to block 35 YouTube channels, two Twitter accounts, two Instagram accounts, two websites and one Facebook account. These channels operating from Pakistan were engaged in broadcasting anti-India fake news and objectionable material. Just a few days ago, hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s convoy was stopped by so-called […]
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Movies are not history. Nor are historical novels history. Several films have been made in the past based on historical references and incidents. But if an attempt is made to find historical accuracy in them, then there will be a disappointment. The storyline may be taken from history, but when it is moulded into a […]
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News about the bitcoin price hike has been doing the rounds lately and it has made people wonder what exactly bitcoin is and the myths surrounding it. Introduction Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, one of a pool of many others available today (Ethereum, Ripple, etc.), a virtual currency or a medium of exchange that employs cryptographic […]
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We are living in an era which is called the information age. Information means knowledge or facts. But it is not necessary that every information that reaches us is correct. In this era where the influence of social media is increasing rapidly, with a large population spending maximum time on various social media platforms, the […]
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The hijab controversy that started from Udupi in Karnataka quickly snowballed into a national issue. The flames in Udupi have now spread to other cities. Recently, a video of PES College in Mandya went viral, in which hundreds of boys and girls wearing saffron scarves were harassing a Muslim girl wearing a burqa and shouting […]
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