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Who Runs The Website 'The True Picture' - BOOM. While the “fake news” debate rages in India another battle is being fought between a behemoth of print media The Indian Express and a relatively new website The True Picture. Although the battle seems like the cliched David versus Goliath, in this case it may just be Goliath versus Goliath. The True Picture shot to prominence on social media after several functionaries of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) including high-ranking ministers tweeted its story over the weekend about four “fake news stories” the site had busted. Four major fake news busted in a week Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) April 1, 2018 Four Major Fake News Stories Busted via @the_truepicture— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) April 1, 2018 It will be great if you can raise your voice against the fake news by tweeting above link.
Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) April 2, 2018 Talk of fake news? A screenshot of the WhoIs record for TheTruePicture.in. Untitled — Arnab Goswami-led Republic TV’s official Twitter... Republic TV Misreports Arrested Postcard News Founder Mahesh Hegde's Tweet. Arnab Goswami-led Republic TV’s official Twitter handle edited a now deleted tweet by Mahesh Vikram Hegde, who was arrested by the Bengaluru central crime branch on Thursday for spreading fake and communally sensitive stories.
In an attempt to sanitize a factually incorrect and incendiary tweet, the channel tweeted a graphic accompanied with text that read ‘ARRESTED FOR THIS – “Very sad news, yesterday in Karnataka, Jain muni attacked”.’ However, Hegde’s original tweet from March 18, 2018 falsely alleged that a Muslim youth had attacked the Jain priest, whose photo he had uploaded. Hegde also wrote in the same tweet, “No one is safe in Siddaramaiah’s Karnataka”. (Click here to view an archived version of Hegde’s tweet) Hegde and his website Postcard News spun a story alleging that a Muslim youth was responsible injuring the Jain priest.
However, local police had a different version of what actually occurred, they say Shri Upadhyaya Mayank Sagarji Maharaj was injured by a drunk driver. Republic TV Misreports Arrested Postcard News Founder Mahesh Hegde's Tweet. Untitled — Here we go again: another Facebook controversy,... Why It’s So Hard To #DeleteFacebook: Constant Psychological Boosts Keep You Hooked - BOOM. Here we go again: another Facebook controversy, yet again violating our sense of privacy by letting others harvest our personal information. This flareup is a big one to be sure, leading some people to consider leaving Facebook altogether, but the company and most of its over 2 billion users will reconcile. The vast majority will return to Facebook, just like they did the last time and the many times before that.
As in all abusive relationships, users have a psychological dependence that keeps them hooked despite knowing that, at some level, it’s not good for them. Decades of research has shown that our relationship with all media, whether movies, television or radio, is symbiotic: People like them because of the gratifications they get from consuming them – benefits like escapism, relaxation and companionship. The more people use them, the more gratifications they seek and obtain. The Countries That Trust Facebook The Most Are Also The Most Vulnerable To Its Mistakes - JustPaste.it. The Countries That Trust Facebook The Most Are Also The Most Vulnerable To Its Mistakes - BOOM. The latest shoe has dropped on Facebook: Private data on 50 million users found its way to a shadowy research outfit, Global Science Research, and then on to Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm launched by former White House adviser Steve Bannon.
Zuckerberg has come out with a mea culpa for this latest breach of digital trust. But his company’s globally dispersed user base presents a challenge. Every month, over 2 billion users worldwide log in to Facebook. How does Zuckerberg convert his apology into action, while respecting the vastly differing circumstances that his network – the ultimate social network – connects? It can be difficult for global platforms like Facebook to consistently rebuild trust, when attitudes toward privacy vary so widely across the world.
Consider some of the essential differences that Zuckerberg must brush up on. Digital trust I led a study of digital trust across 42 countries. In many more advanced countries, trust in technology is low and falling. Swaraj Vs Opposition: Questions Remain When Did The 39 Indians At Mosul Die? - JustPaste.it. Swaraj Vs Opposition: Questions Remain When Did The 39 Indians At Mosul Die? Sushma Swaraj, Union Minister for External Affairs After years of mystery if the 39 Indians abducted by the ISIS in Mosul, Iraq were safe or not, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has finally set the matter to rest. Speaking in Parliament Swaraj said that the government can finally confirm that all the 39 Indians were killed and their bodies had been recovered.
The minister informed Parliament that Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh will be flying to Iraq to bring back their mortal remains to India on a special flight. But this admission by the External Affairs Minister has sparked a fresh controversy on whether the government intentionally hid the facts despite several reports by the media based on statements by the lone survivor Harjit Masih. We had expected this, it should have been announced earlier, it was known since much earlier: Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh on death of 39 Indians in Iraq’s Mosul pic.twitter.com/Ov4O0GwNBc— ANI (@ANI) March 20, 2018.
Swaraj Vs Opposition: Questions Remain When Did The 39 Indians At Mosul Die? Plastic In Aashirvaad Atta? No, It's Gluten: A FactCheck. Does wheat flour or ‘atta‘ contain plastic? Several videos on social media showing kitchen experiments undertaken by ordinary Indians would have you think so. However, all stakeholders – from food scientists to consumer goods giant ITC, the company that manufactures ‘Aashirvaad Atta’; have categorically rubbished the claim. Our factcheck shows why they have good reason to do so. Gluten, a naturally occurring protein in wheat, is what gives wheat flour its elasticity. @ITCCorpCom somehow I tried this and it is true.
@fssaiindia @ITCCorpCom pic.twitter.com/3RbKVBDS2U— Pradeep Biradar (@psbiradar) March 4, 2018 What scientists say: BOOM reached out separately to two food technologists who have debunked the claim that wheat flour contains plastic. “All these are false and unscientific claims,” Uday Annapure, Head of the Department of food engineering and technology at the Institute of Chemical Technology, said. His views were echoed by another food technologist Paramdeep Singh Ghuman.
Plastic In Aashirvaad Atta? No, It's Gluten: A FactCheck. Mission Sisters Of Ajmer Debunk Old Viral Video Showing Mob Assault - JustPaste.it. Mission Sisters Of Ajmer Debunk Old Viral Video Showing Mob Assault. The Mission Sisters Of Ajmer, a Catholic religious institution has debunked a viral video on social media showing graphic mob violence against two individuals.
The message accompanying the video states that the two victims belong to the Mission Sisters of Ajmer. In a statement to BOOM, Provincial Superior, Sister Kathleen said that the women depicted in the video had no connection to the institution. She also said that the messages on social media were malicious with the intention to cause communal disturbance between Christians and non-Christians in India. “There is a video clipping of two ladies disrobed and beaten publicly by women and people. These victim women have no connection with MSA. But, this message posted in the social media by unsocial elements is just to malign the Mission Sisters of Ajmer and defame our MSA Institution. It is also to create a communal disturbance between Christians and non-Christian communities,” Provincial Superior, Sister Kathleen wrote. Mission Sisters Of Ajmer Debunk Old Viral Video Showing Mob Assault. Untitled — India ranked 133 out of 156 countries...
'Happiness’ In Crisis? India’s Score Shows A Declining Trend: Report. India ranked 133 out of 156 countries in The World Happiness Report (WHR) 2018, a decline of 11 spots from 122 in 2017. India has also shown the least progress in happiness level since 2008-10 (base period), among neighbouring countries. In contrast, Pakistan tops with the highest score and the most improvement in the region. The report first published in 2012 ranks countries based on its happiness level / wellbeing and the progress made over the years. It is released by United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, an international organization that promotes sustainable development.
The ranking is based on data from Gallup World Polls. Wolrd Happiness Report (WHR) 2018 uses data between 2015-17. Accordingly, India has a happiness score of 4.19 in 2018 against 4.32 in 2017. Scandinavian countries – Finland (score – 7.63), Norway (7.59) and Denmark (7.5) bagged the first three ranks. India vs BRICS & SAARC counterparts India (4.2) scores the lowest among BRICS countries. 1. 2. 'Happiness’ In Crisis? India’s Score Shows A Declining Trend: Report. Untitled — CLAIM: Christian Pastor and his wife being...
Old Video Of Nude Protest In UP Resurfaces As Christian Persecution On Social Media. Screenshot of nude protest by a Dalit family in Uttar Pradesh CLAIM: Christian Pastor and his wife being humiliated by Indians in Uttar Pradesh, India FACT: Fake. The image in question is from October 2015 when a Dalit family allegedly stripped in protest A shocking image of a man and a woman standing nude on a street corner, with a child clinging to the latter as crowd stares at the trio has gone viral on WhatsApp groups. Several users also shared it on Twitter. The image is accompanied by a caption that reads: “Christian Pastor and his wife being humiliated by Indians in Utter Pradesh- India, for preaching the Gospel, they were made naked and march around town as punishment.” The social media posts or the Whatsapp forwards that you probably read are fake.
However the image in question is from October 2015 when a Dalit family allegedly stripped in protest to the police’s alleged refusal to register a complaint of robbery. Social Media. Maharastra Government accepts all demand from Framers. - JustPaste.it. Maharashtra Govt Accepts All Major Demands, After Farmers Flood Mumbai. Mumbai: Faced with a public-relations crisis, the government of India’s richest state accepted four major demands made by thousands of farmers, after they flooded in to Mumbai on March 12, 2018. A seven-day, 180-km march of 35,000 mostly poor farmers in India’s richest state finally attracted nationwide attention when they reached the country’s financial capital to bring their problems to the attention of Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.
They marched for four distinct reasons: land rights to those who have tilled forest land for several years; better minimum prices from the government for agricultural produce and better security against the vagaries of the monsoons; pensions for agricultural labour, still considered a part of the informal sector; proper implementation of farm-loan waivers that the government promised; and for relief from the economic losses of 2016’s demonetisation decision. Much of their simple footwear–slippers and sandals–fell apart.
Untitled — Two unrelated Videos showing separate incidents... Two Unrelated Videos Were Shared Together To Falsely Claim Muslims Attacked A Hindu Temple In Rajasthan. Two unrelated videos showing separate incidents of violence in Bangladesh and Rajasthan were maliciously clubbed together on social media in February to falsely claim that a Muslim mob attacked a Hindu temple in Rajasthan’s Ranipura village. The two videos were shared on WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in India during the second week of February accompanied with Hindi text that roughly translates as ‘In Rajasthan’s Ranipur, Hindus are being beaten; being cut down. Their temples are being broken. And their children and women are being beaten. Share as much as possible.
Jai Shri Ram.’ The first video showing a large mob of skull-cap clad Muslims breaking a red-brick structure and attacking a nearby house with with bamboo sticks, was shared on social media in India from February 10, 2018 onward. BOOM did a reverse image search using multiple still frames from the video. We also found the same video with Bengali text on Facebook, uploaded at least three days earlier on February 7. Tomato Spinach Dhokla Sandwich | Sandwich Dhokla | Palak Dhokla | KissanTiffinTimetable.
Untitled — Cadbury Chocolates Contaminated With HIV?: We Tell... Cadbury Chocolates Contaminated With HIV?: We Tell You Why It's Fake. CLAIM: A worker adulterated Cadbury products with HIV infected blood. RATING: False FACT: The message is a rehash of an old hoax. The handcuffed man being taken away by Interpol officers is a Nigerian terrorist. A viral message on social media urging people to avoid buying Cadbury products for the next few weeks as a worker ‘infected’ the confectioner’s products with HIV (AIDS), is a hoax. The message, which is accompanied by a picture of a man being taken into custody by Interpol police, reads, “This is the guy who added his infected blood Cadbury products.
Below are the steps followed by BOOM to debunk the message, but first -a fact about how HIV or the Human Immunodeficiency Virus spreads. HIV can only be transmitted through an exchange of body fluids from infected individuals. A simple Google search for ‘Cadbury HIV blood’ shows that the message has already been debunked by various sites including fact-checking sites such as Snopes and AfricaCheck. Social Media WhatsApp, Facebook. Untitled — The Official Twitter handel of the Chief Minister... Karnataka CM's Twitter Handle Tweeted A Photo Of A German Solar Park As The 'Shakti Sthala' Project. The official Twitter handle of the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah on February 28 tweeted a photo of a solar park in Bavaria, Germany as the recently inaugurated solar park in Pavagada, Karnataka.
The verified handle ‘@CMofKarnataka’ had tweeted an image of Siddaramaiah standing against the backdrop of a field of solar panels accompanied with text that read “Another feather on the hat for Karnataka as the World’s largest 2000 MV Solar Park is all set and decked up to be inaugurated and dedicated to the state by Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Siddaramaiah tomorrow. #NavaKarnatakaNirmana”. The tweet was deleted by the handle after twitter users pointed out the gaffe. BOOM did a Google Reverse Image Search of the picture and found that it had been used on several websites as a stock photo of photovoltaic power stations. We also found the image on old URLs. The website Convert News featured the same image. (Panasonic DMC-FZ30 | 7.9mm F5.6 1/250 ISO80 | 2006:06:08 18:13:27) Are Indian Airports safe for Nursing Womens? - JustPaste.it.
Are Indian Airports Unfriendly To Nursing Mothers? A FactCheck. Are Indian airports unfriendly to nursing mothers? A tweet by news channel Mirror Now’s Editor Faye D’Souza lamenting the lack of enclosures for breastfeeding mothers at Indian airports has once again brought the issue of nursing infants at public places into focus. The television anchor also compared the priorities of airports that provided smoking enclosures while sharing Malayalam magazine Grihalakshmi’s bold cover image of a woman breastfeeding an infant.
Have you realised that we have special enclosures for people who smoke in airports but no space for moms to breastfeed! Don’t stare! While some users agreed with D’Souza on the lack of facilities at Indian airports, the journalist came under fire as Twitter users countered her claim with their own experiences and images of airports around the country. Child care room at trivandrum airport departure area. there is one in arrivals too. I don’t agree. I strongly disagree. BJP's H Raja Tweets Moral Policing Protest Photo From Delhi As IIT Madras - JustPaste.it. BJP's H Raja Tweets Moral Policing Protest Photo From Delhi As IIT Madras. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national secretary H Raja, tweeted on Tuesday a photo of lip-locked protesters from a campaign against moral policing in Delhi in 2014 and claimed that it took place on the campus of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) in Chennai.
It is not clear what exactly H Raja found objectionable in the photograph showing two adults kissing. Raja’s tweet in Tamil translates as “Stalin, for your kind attention, look at how IIT Chennai students are keeping up the Tamil culture.” வைகோ, ஸ்டாலின் கவனத்திற்கு: சென்னை IIT ல் தமிழ் பண்பாடு வளர்த்த போது pic.twitter.com/WxnwJauX9t— H Raja (@HRajaBJP) February 27, 2018 BOOM did a Google Reverse Image Search and traced the photo to a Press Trust of India article carried by the Times Of Indian in November 2014. The article said it was a picture from the ‘Kiss of Love’ campaign that started in north Kerala’s Kozhikode and spread to other metropolitan cities in India. The Kiss Of Love Campaign. Indian Media using Sridevi's death as spicy news. 'Maut Ka Bathtub': TV Channels' Insensitive And Deplorable Coverage Of Sridevi's Death. India to hit 650 Million Internet users in 2020. India To Hit 650 Million Internet Users By 2020, Says Google's Rajan Anandan.
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