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Inside the tiny fact-checking team combatting fake news in India

A small fraction. Only when you tell people repeatedly, ‘this is fake,’ ‘this is fake,’ then maybe after the tenth time, when they forward something on WhatsApp or somewhere else without thinking ... read more

Karnataka government’s fact-check unit to combat fake news now ...

Each firm will fact-check up to 100 cases of fake news and misinformation per month, especially those circulating on social media. We will pay them Rs 5,000 per fact-check," a senior government ... read more

WhatsApp launches fact-check service to fight fake news during India ...

WhatsApp on Tuesday launched a service for Indians to check the veracity of information, in the messaging platform's latest attempt to combat fake news in India ahead of national elections ... read more

Inside the tiny fact-checking team combatting fake news in India

Quashing misinformation in this environment may feel like playing whack-a-mole, but the six-month-old Alt News is throwing its three-person operation behind the cause, trying to debunk popular rumors ... read more