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Fake News Spreading in Thailand
Fake news is often a factor contributing to social and political conflicts. A new report has been released that discusses how information disorder leads to authoritarianism and destabilizing democracy. The report also warns that if Thai citizens are not cautious, such misinformation will result i...
Walmart is looking into fake press release regarding Litecoin Partnership
Highlights
- The Litecoin Foundation does not have any information regarding the origin of this news
- GlobeNewswire has published a notice to disregard this news
On Monday, Walmart said it is looking into a fake press statement that was...
FACEBOOK REMOVED 16,000 GROUPS FOR TRADING FAKE REVIEWS IN UK
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- Facebook remove 16,000 groups for trading the fake reviews after the intervenes from the United Kingdom
- Facebook also made further changes to detect, prevent and remove the paid content that can mislead users from the platform
BTS’ UNSTOPPABLE RUN WITH’ IDOL’ EXCEEDING 800 MILLION YOU TUBE VIEWS
- The latest music video of "Idol," K-pop superstar BTS' 2018 chartbusting song, has gone past 800 million views on You Tube.
- This has been BTS’ awe-inspiring feat no less a day after BTS Music video MIC Drop (Steve Aoki Remix) topped the charts with 800 milli...
WESTERN JAPAN MAN ARRESTED OVER POSSESION OF 1,500 ‘NEZUKO’ FIGURINES
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- Western Japan man arrested over possession of 1,500 ‘Nezuko’ figurines.
- The suspect stands accused of violating the Trademark Act and the Copyright Act.
- The suspect admitted to the allegations and mentioned th...
COUNTERFIET 1,000 YEN USED AT A GAS STATION IN SHIMONOSEKI, YAMAGUCHI PREFECTURE
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- Counterfeit 1,000 yen used at a gas station in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi prefecture.
- Suspect had put high-octane gasoline worth 3,000 yen and paid part of the cost with the fake note.
- The note was found to be fake when the g...
YouTube TAKES DOWN CLIPS SHOWCASING FAKE ELECTION RESULTS
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• Hours before closing of any of the polls, many YouTube accounts were livestreaming fake U.S. election results to several thousands of viewers
• These videos were showcasing a mock presidential election map filled in with theoretical results and appeared ...
CRIMINAL SUIT FILED AGAINST STUDENT IN CENTRAL JAPAN FOR SELLING FAKE STIMULANT DRUGS
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- Criminal suit filed against student in Central Japan for selling fake stimulant drugs.
- The university student is under suspicion for posting ads on social media about selling drugs.
- He is said to have been selling drugs ...
NOT ONE BUT NINE FAKE JioMart WEBSITES: RELIANCE ASKS CUSTOMERS TO STAY ALERT
In order to capitalize on the present day situation, oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) came up with its own e-commerce platform called JioMart. Ever since its launch, JioMart is witnessing continuous rise in its popularity and has been giving tough competition to Amazo...
ONE OTA WARD RESIDENT ARRESTED FOR SELLING FAKE OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPICS MEDALS
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- One Ota Ward resident arrested for selling fake Olympics and Paralympics medals.
- The person is accused of violating the Trademark Act.
- The suspect sold 3 gold-medal replicas to a junior high school student and few others...
FAKE COVID-19 HOME TESTING KITS SOLD BY TORONTO MAN: ARRESTED
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- The home testing kits were sent to the US
- The man was selling kits as well as masks
- He has been booked for fraud
As much as the human spirit is indomitable, the human mind can be greedy and manipulative. At th...
DESPERATE IRANIANS DRINK METHANOL: MANY DEAD
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- The Iranians are on the edge with so many deaths caused by the coronavirus
- With a desperate shot a life, they believed a rumor that a high-proof alcohol
It has been reiterated by the governments, experts, as well as social med...
SUBSTITUTE MEAT MARKET PICKS UP PACE IN JAPAN
People are increasingly becoming health and environment conscious. The modern man is aware that animal agriculture contributes to 50 per cent of the methane emissions. Methane is a major constituent of greenhouse gases. Restaurants in the U.S came up with the concept of meat less meat. They repla...
Artificial Intelligence being used by a pro-Trump media outlet for creating fake accounts and pushing conspiracies, Facebook revealed
According to a report, over six-hundred accounts were removed by Facebook which was linked with a pro-President Donald Trump conspiracy website which was used apparently for pushing fake news, as well as, conspiracies.
It was reported by NBC News that the Epoch Times made use of artific...
States Times Review told to correct Facebook post, under fake news law
Under fake news law, Singapore has ordered a fringe news site to correct a post made on its Facebook page.
As per the Singapore government, a post by the States Times Review (STR) contained "false statements of fact".
But the STR editor, Alex Tan, said he would &ldqu...