Tag: fake news
Fake news to false strike: BJP attempting to cash nationalism
News Desk | India Today on Monday reported that Mudassir Ahmed Khan, who goes by the alias “Mohd Bhai”, the alleged “mastermind of the 14th...
‘Fake news’ barrage raises fear ahead of Indian elections
AFP | A deluge of online hoaxes that hit Indian social media as the country fought aerial battles with Pakistan has heightened fears over the...
Hybrid warfare: Strategic coercion against Pakistan – Ikram Sehgal
Ikram Sehgal | While a globalized world was a cherished goal to bring people together, globalization is increasingly used by one or the other country...
Taliban confront fake news and social media in propaganda war
AFP | Fighting "fake" news, wrestling with social media, and deploying an intern army -- the Taliban's sprawling propaganda machine embraces modernity even as the...
Dawn should publish apology over ‘fake news’ regarding PTI bank accounts:...
News Desk | Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry says Dawn newspaper should publish an apology for carrying a ‘fake news’ regarding alleged undeclared bank accounts of...
‘Fake quotes’ pandemic: Don’t always believe what you read
Dr. Syed Talha Shah | 'The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the...
Imran-Bushra expecting twins?
News Desk| The Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaf has rubbished the rumors of Prime Minister Imran Khan and Bushra bibi expecting their first child that was abuzz in...
TV ads critical to Brazil’s presidential race
AFP | A huge election in Brazil is little over a month away and voter Domingo Souza says he knows little about who's running for...
New media regulatory authority in Pakistan should adopt Chinese plan to...
News Analysis | Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Mr. Fawad Chaudhry announced government’s plan to abolish Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) and Press...
Fraud of Calibri Font: Disinformation and Cover Up by Pakistani Media?
Ikram Sehgal | This adverse media focus propagating perceptions quite contrary to reality about the “Calibri Font” is meant to discredit the allegations of alleged...
Is Social Media a hub of fake news?
Ikram Sehgal | Disinformation and propaganda for achieving one’s ends by foul means is not a new phenomenon. Around 320 BC Kautilya’s Arthashastra annunciated this...
Fake News: an age old phenomenon
Pope Francis shocks world, endorses Donald Trump for president." “Clinton's assistant J. W. McGill is found dead.” “‘Tens of thousands’ of fraudulent Clinton votes found in...
BJP minister who threatened to tie Arundhati Roy to army jeep...
Acclaimed Indian novelist Arundhati Roy has recently been subject to threats over a fake news story in this case over her alleged comments on...
Trump’s “Shock & Awe Strategy” may make his the shortest US...
While Trump has not been officially inaugurated but serious questions have arisen around "President Elect's" mendacity. Many analysts worry whether this will turn out...
