Tag: disinformation
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AI giants to unveil pact to fight political deepfakes in year of crucial elections worldwide
Tech giants including Meta, Microsoft, Google and OpenAI are working on a pact to jointly crack down on AI content intended to deceive voters ahead of crucial elections around the world this year, companies involved said Tuesday. Currently under negotiation by the companies, this so-called “accord” on deepfakes and other dangerous content is set to…
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The ever-looming threat of disinformation in Pakistan
2024 is surely the most significant global election year in history so far as about 60 countries around the world will hold elections. Eyes are on major economies like Russia, India, USA, United Kingdom, and European Union that will also determine the alteration of the geopolitics of the next decade. But looming over the polls…
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Israel tries deflecting blame for hospital attack; evidence proves otherwise
On Tuesday night, Israel targeted Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza in an air-strike that killed more than 1000 civilians. Media reports state that thousands of Palestinians were present in the hospital for treatment and refuge when it was attacked. As the world recoiled in horror, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted on X (formerly Twitter):…
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Israeli propaganda getting help from Indians
Ahead of the statement given by Israeli Ambassador to India, Naor Gilon, about being “overwhelmed” by the unprecedented response he has received from the country, Indians have become an active part of the Israeli propaganda team all across social media. In his interview to The Economic Times, Gilon stated that with this kind of support…
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BBC admits to ‘misleading’ coverage of pro-Palestine protests
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) News has admitted to “misleading” sentences used to describe recent pro-Palestine protests when one of its presenters, Maryam Moshiri, termed the marches supportive of Hamas. Moshiri posted on X (formerly Twitter), “Earlier we reported on some of the pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the weekend. “We spoke about ‘several demonstrations across Britain during…
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Fact-check: Is Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen dead or alive?
News about veteran Indian economist and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen’s death started circulating on social media today. A social media post about Sen’s death that the Indian media was quoting was from Claudia Goldin’s X (formerly Twitter) account, which turned out to be a fake account. I don’t think she has tweeted that. I think…
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Journalist corrects Indian media spreading misinformation about Pakistan
Naimat Khan, a journalist working with Arab News, pointed out false news being widely circulated by Indian media. Indian news platforms have been reporting that Maulana Qaiser Farooq has been shot and killed in a target attack in Karachi, alleging that he was one of the prominent leaders of Lashkar-e-Taiba and was a close associate…
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‘This is no boarding house’; German Ambassador fact checks Indian ad
Dr Philipp Ackermann, German Ambassador to India and Bhutan, was forced to fact check an advertisement printed in an Indian newspaper on X (formerly Twitter). The ad was of a boarding school fair, complete with a picture of an impressive building. And while India does have numerous buildings built on European architecture styles, the one…
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MoIB warns against spreading false news of Rs5,000 banknote ban
The official Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MoIB) handle recently confirmed that the news circulating on various social media platforms regarding the ban of Rs5,000 banknotes is fake. In a recent post, MoIB stated, “Disseminating #FakeNews is not only unethical and illegal but it is also disservice to the nation. It is the responsibility of…
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‘Army chief agrees fake news, disinformation a threat to national security’: Fawad
Federal Minister for information and Broadcasting, Fawad Chaudhry took to Twitter and said, “Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, while addressing the Defence Day function, said fake news and disinformation were a threat to national security.” Fawad wrote, “This analysis is based on the truth, and therefore the Pakistan Media Development Authority…