Fact Checking

Twitter is 'interfering' in the US election, 'stifling' free speech, says US President Donald Trump

The Trump Campaign alleged that Twitter was interfering with the president getting his message through to voters.

Twitter fact-checks inaccuracies in Donald Trump's tweets after years of espousing hands-off approach with president

Twitter added information to refute the inaccuracies in President Donald Trump’s tweets for the first time on Tuesday, after years of pressure over its inaction on his false and threatening posts

WhatsApp users can now fact-check COVID-19 messages using the new chatbot: How it works

The WhatsApp chatbot is currently available in English but will soon be available in Hindi, Spanish and Portuguese.

WhatsApp launches coronavirus info hub, will donate $1 million for checking fake news on COVID-19 pandemic

In order to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, WhatsApp has said that it will donate $1 million to International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) while also launching a 'Coronavirus Information Hub' in partnership with IFCN, WHO, UNDP and UNICEF

Facebook to ban deepfakes to prevent misinformation during 2020 US presidential elections

Facebook says that it will be using a collaborative approach to tackle the menace of deepfake videos which are meant to distort reality.

Baybars Orsek, director of International Fact-Checking Network, set to visit India this year to help develop fact-check strategy

The non partisanship policy of IFCN says that its members should not have direct involvement in any political parties and advocacy organisations.

YouTube to give 'information panels' in search results in India to counter fake news

These information panels will be provided by YouTube’s verified fact-checking partners.

WhatsApp partners with DEF to train community leaders on tackling fake news in India

The training will also enable one to differentiate between rumours and opinions and how to tackle instances of false news

Facebook to establish a task force in India to prevent 'election-related abuse'

In April, Zuckerberg said Facebook will ensure that its platform is not misused to influence elections.

Facebook to use a machine learning model to fact-check photos and videos

Facebook is expanding its fact-checking capabilities to all of its third-party analysis partners.