Disinformation

AFP New York: Iran is increasing its efforts to disrupt the upcoming US presidential election by deploying fake news websites and hacking strategies aimed at Donald Trump, according to American officials and cybersecurity researchers.…

AFP/APP Brasília: A Supreme Court judge on Friday ordered the suspension of Elon Musk's X social media network in Brazil, following a months-long standoff over disinformation in South America's largest nation. The judge, Alexandre de…

AFP/APP Washington: Bot-like accounts on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, which were previously involved in spreading misinformation and hate ahead of Britain’s election, are now amplifying conspiracy theories…

AFP/APP Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife testifies before a judge Friday as part of a preliminary corruption probe into her business ties, two weeks after the initial hearing was suspended. The investigation into…

AFP/APP Mexico City: Does Mexican presidential front-runner Claudia Sheinbaum want to make circumcision compulsory and close a revered Catholic church? No, it's all part of an election disinformation war. The June 2 vote is not only…

News Desk Islamabad: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Tuesday advised the public to be aware of the website title "Federal Emergency Response Unit-Pakistan" which is falsely representing the organization.  This…

AFP/APP Tokyo: Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida while on a visit to Japan, with reports saying they discussed the risks of generative AI. "We had a good, productive conversation about AI and the future…

News Desk Rawalpindi: The Cantt police claimed to have detained a man for spreading false information. The suspected man, identified as Jabran, called Police Helpline Rescue 15 to report that five unidentified armed thieves had…

News Desk Islamabad: Experts at a seminar on Tuesday were in consensus that youth can play an effective role in countering misinformation and disinformation during the upcoming elections. They said that it is the prime responsibility…

News Desk Karachi: The Pakistan Information Centre (PIC) will conduct a two-day training workshop to educate participants about news authenticity and tools to counter fake news and anti-state propaganda on May 9 and 10 at a private hotel…