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Did Deepika Padukone post in support of Sonam Wangchuk? Here’s the truth

Activist Sonam Wangchuk is on indefinite hunger strike for the nineteenth consecutive day at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.

Updated 4 hours ago

Nolan Wells update: ‘Sedatives’ claims spread as misinformation plagues probe

Nolan Wells update: ‘Torture’ and ‘sleeping pills’ claims spread as misinformation plagues investigation

Published 23 hours ago

UK minister Lisa Nandy quits X, cites 'abuse and misinformation'

Britain's Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy walks on Downing Street.

Updated 13 days ago

India, Russia, China: Why so many countries have banned or suspended Telegram

Telegram has been banned in a number of countries so far.

Updated 27 days ago

NEET-UG re-test: Govt places curbs on Telegram messaging app till June 22

NEET-UG re-test: Govt places curbs on Telegram messaging app till June 22

Published 30 days ago

NEET-UG re-test: Govt places curbs on Telegram messaging app till June 22

NEET-UG re-test: Govt places curbs on Telegram messaging app till June 22

Published 30 days ago

HPV vaccine drive falters as misinformation keeps parents away

HPV vaccine drive falters as misinformation keeps parents away

Published 49 days ago

PBKS, Zinta break silence over fake stories, franchise quietly edits statement

Preity Zinta posted a statement on X, bashing rumours around PBKS,

Updated 64 days ago

In an alternate universe: How will the Mandela Effect evolve, in the age of AI?

Mr Monopoly doesn’t have a monocle. The Planters food company mascot, Mr Peanut, does. Because of how the brain organises memory, we apply the monocle to both. That kind of mixed-up ‘memory’ is called the Mandela Effect.

Updated 81 days ago

Kedarnath yatra: 4 FIRs filed over misinformation, ‘provocative’ reels, vandalism

In the first two days of the yatra, a total of 63,252 pilgrims have visited the shrine.

Published 82 days ago

EXPLAINER: Always-on, unmissable labels - what govt's continuous on-screen AI-marker proposal is about

EXPLAINER: Always-on, unmissable labels - what govt's continuous on-screen AI-marker proposal is about

Published 85 days ago

Trust in news rises after years of decline in NZ. What’s behind the shift?

Trust in news rises after years of decline in NZ. What’s behind the shift?

Published 92 days ago

Did Cardi B say ex Offset ‘deserved it’ after Florida shooting? Here's the truth

Cardi B faces online scrutiny after Offset’s shooting

Updated 93 days ago

Factory workers protest: UP Police crackdown on misinformation

Police said two FIRs have been filed against two such social media accounts.

Published 93 days ago

Parl panel suggests X ‘Community Notes’ may be treated as publishing activity

Parliamentary panel suggested features like “community notes” on X could be treated as a publishing activity, according to committee chairperson and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey

Published 96 days ago

Bengaluru cops debunk ‘Zombie drug’ video, arrest man for circulating claim

A 29-year-old man was arrested for circulating a video online that falsely claimed a person was under the influence of a “zombie drug.” (Representative photo)

Published 96 days ago

Haryana screens over 4,200 people on Health Day; campaign pushes for science-based care

Haryana screens over 4,200 people on Health Day; campaign pushes for science-based care

Published 99 days ago

CBSE cautions students, parents over false claims linked to QR codes in papers

The advisory stressed that such results are “algorithm-driven outputs” of search engines and have no connection with the examination processes. (HT PHOTO/Representative)

Updated 104 days ago

Come up with bill to check fake news & misinformation in J&K: Rather to CM Omar

J&K assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather during the budget session in Jammu on Friday. (PTI)

Published 110 days ago

Gautam Gambhir files civil suit in Delhi High Court, moves against AI content

Gautam Gambhir in a net session.

Published 118 days ago

Indian-Israeli drone making centre in Delhi attacked? Viral claim fact-checked

A viral claim of an attack on a joint Indian-Israeli drone facility in Delhi has been debunked. The footage actually shows a fire at Machhli Mandi in Uttam Nagar, which damaged numerous slum houses but resulted in no casualties.

Published 126 days ago

SC to decide legality of Centre’s Fact-Check Unit, flags content damaging nation

The Supreme Court said there should be very clear and demarcated guidelines. (ANI)

Published 128 days ago

ECI to hold first meeting with executives of social media firms

ECI to hold first meeting with executives of social media firms

Published 132 days ago

Pakistan man hacked 31 accounts on X to post fake AI videos during US-Iran war

A damaged car is removed following Iranian missile barrage, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Bnei Brak, Israel March 3, 2026.

Published 133 days ago

Aditi Rao Hydari on rise of negative PR: I see it around me all the time

Aditi Rao Hydari on rise of negative PR: I see it around me all the time

Updated 136 days ago

‘Very basic structure of society’ at risk due to deepfakes: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Disinformation barrage creating artificial distrust, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Updated 140 days ago

A sledgehammer approach to monitoring AI-origin info

The definition of synthetically generated information and the due diligence obligations are vague and leave it to the intermediaries to decide on and label such content. (Reuters)

Updated 141 days ago

Gujarat HC seeks responses on PIL against misuse of deepfake targeting authorities

Representational image. (Shutterstock)

Published 141 days ago

Beyond regulation: The case for Compassionate AI

Everyone participating in AI development can be educated and trained in four key aspects of compassion — awareness, connectedness, feeling, and action — to tackle human and ecological challenges (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)

Published 147 days ago

Quote of the day: 'Innovation without trust is liability,' says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union Minister of Railways, Information and Broadcasting and Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw briefing the media on Cabinet decisions at the National Media Centre in New Delhi. (Photo by RAJ K RAJ / Hindustan Times)

Updated 149 days ago

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