Tag: misinformation
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Fact check: Islamabad Police confirm elderly protester is safe, debunking suicide rumours
In the midst of ongoing nationwide protests against escalating electricity bills, rumours of a tragic incident have emerged, capturing the attention of social media users and news outlets alike. A post that quickly gained traction depicted an elderly man, purportedly driven to despair by soaring electricity prices, who tragically took his own life by jumping…
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YouTube to remove any ‘totka’ cancer remedies that can be harmful and ineffective
YouTube is set to remove content that promotes ineffective or harmful cancer treatments and discourages professional medical care-seeking. The decision is part of YouTube’s effort to refine its medical moderation guidelines, following experiences combating misinformation on subjects like COVID-19, vaccines, and reproductive health.
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Fawad Chaudhry’s 2019 video misrepresented by Indian media as response to Chandrayaan-3
A video of former information minister, Fawad Chaudhry, has been circulating on Indian media, purportedly showing him responding to India’s Chandrayaan-3 moon mission. In the video, Fawad is heard saying that Pakistan did not feel the need to work hard and send a moon mission, which has led to ridicule from Indian social media users.
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Factcheck: Is Afghan singer Hasiba Noori dead?
Claim: Afghan singer Hasiba Noori had been killed in Peshawar On Monday, social media was ablaze with news that Afghan singer Hasiba Noori had passed away in Pakistan under mysterious circumstances, having taken refuge here after the takeover of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Conflicting news reports emerged on social media where accounts said she had…
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‘Mission Majnu agaya’: Pakistani Twitter users roast economics professor for spreading fake news
Mission Majnu Part 2 shuru? Yehi tou lagta hai Steve Hanke babu ko, who took to Twitter to share a video of smoke rising from a building, claiming that it was a nuclear power plant in Karachi, and then proceeded to blame authorities for not taking the matter seriously. We would also like to point…
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Google’s technical glitch causes panic with incorrect US dollar rate of Rs186 instead of Rs286
Late Tuesday night, a technical malfunction on Google Search caused a momentary panic among investors and observers as the value of the US dollar plunged in comparison to the Pakistani rupee. The unexpected drop to Rs186.73 bewildered many, especially considering that the local currency hadn’t experienced a significant rebound recently.
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Delhi University to remove chapter about Alama Iqbal from political science textbooks
A chapter about Allama Iqbal in a book recommended for Political Science syllabus has been removed by Delhi University, after a discussion at the Academic Council meeting. According to Indian news organization ANI, the Vice Chancellor, Yogesh Singh, said that those who laid the foundation to break India should not be taught to students: “Iqbal…
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Godfather of AI resigns from Google, issues warning on dangers of AI development
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton, co-founder of Google Brain, resigns from Google and warns about the dangers of AI development. Learn about his concerns and what this means for the future of tech.
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Singer Annie Khalid slammed by Twitter for calling Malala ‘puppet of the West’
Singer Annie Khalid, an icon of our childhood music scene, had given Pakistani audiences such hits as ‘Mahiya’ or ‘Princess’ but looks like not everything that is old is gold. Because now Khalid is getting slammed by social media users for making a controversial statement about education activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai. In reply…
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Newark mayor duped into partnership with Hindu country that doesn’t exist
Newark in New Jersey is gaining viral traction for all the wrong reasons. The town has become the brunt of many a jokes after it was revealed that mayor Ras Baraka had been duped into forming a sister city partnership with a delegation from the ‘country’ Kailasa, which was found out to be fake six…