India is all set to go for General Elections from April 11, taking note of the event, the Facebook has already deployed 40 teams and 30,000 people to ensure that no fake news is being circulated on the social media platform.

WhatsApp has launched its fake news service through which users can check the veracity of information. WhatsApp has unveiled 'Checkpoint Tipline', which is a major step to strop fake news issue ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 in India.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has registered an FIR against alleged fake videos about CBSE question paper leak, which is now streaming on YouTube and other social media platforms. The video claims to have access to original question papers of class 12 accountancy, chemistry, English and class 10 mathematics and science papers.

From past couple of days, social media has been buzzing with people claiming that Indian cricketer Suresh Raina has died in a car accident recently. Clearing the air, Raina slammed the fake news reports and videos on social media.

WhatsApp and other social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter have been accused of spreading fake news for quite some time. To resolve this serious issue, WhatsApp started releasing audio-visual ads to make users aware and cautions about reading and spreading fake news. Another measure WhatsApp announced last year was limiting the forward feature to five chats only. This feature was introduced to Indian users in July 2018 and now it has rolled out the forward chat limit feature globally.

Facing flak for the misuse of its platform, WhatsApp on Monday launched its first-ever TV campaign in India as part of its efforts to address the challenge of misinformation and pernicious rumours.

A picture of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's original ashes listed on famous e-commerce website Amazon went viral on various social media platforms, attracting mixed reactions from the society.

The Indian government on Wednesday issued a warning to all social media chiefs, asking them to take all necessary actions to stop fake news or misinformation; otherwise they may have to face legal consequences.

A message is being forwarded on Whatsapp and other social media platforms claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is giving Rs 10,000 under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojna to people who register on a given link before August 15, claimed a news report.

Concerning the increase in death incidents across India due to false information on social media, WhatsApp owner has announced that it will grant awards worth $50,000 to researchers to study how wrong information and propaganda spread across social media platforms, affecting lives of people in the society.