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Fact Check: Did Malaysia's Defense Minister Not Welcome Singaporeans?

In a widely circulated video, Malaysia's Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob was attributed to have said that he didn't welcome Singaporeans

Jun 14, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Fake news Coronavirus

Fact Check: Covid-19 is Not a Virus But Bacterial Infection, States Italy Research

Claim of COVID-9 caused by bacteria is part of conspiracy theory that blames WHO for misinforming the world about coronavirus treatment to control the population.

Jun 13, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Google Further Tightens Personalized Ad Policies

The longstanding Google policies disallow personalization based on sensitive categories like the race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, national origin or disability

Jun 12, 2020

By IANS

Zoom Admits The Truth: US Company Says Tiananmen Activists' Accounts Taken Down to Obey China

Zoom Meetings on Tiananmen Square massacre and ongoing Hong Kong issue were taken down because the Chinese government demanded

Jun 12, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Hackers Target Singapore's Tracetogether with Fake Apps; Find Out How to Safeguard Your Device

SingCert issues warning to smartphone users after cybersecurity agency Anomali published the study

Jun 12, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity Ransomware

Illegal Netflix, Amazon Streamers with Millions of Users Shut Down

Sophisticated pirate streaming service, which ran for more than five years, has been seized by Europol

Jun 11, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Netflix

Apple Removes US Podcast Platform Pockets Casts App from China Store; Another Result of Censorship?

Removing an app from Apple's China Store is nothing new, as in February the popular game Plague Inc had to face the same situation

Jun 11, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Zoom Suspends Account of Chinese Activist Group After Tiananmen Anniversary Meet Raising Free Speech Fears

Many activists claimed that they have been kicked out of their Zoom accounts after hosting the online anniversary, marking Tiananmen massacre

Jun 11, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Floyd Protests and Pandemic are Part of Biblical War; Deep State Tries to Unseat Trump: Archbishop

Trump tweets letter of Roman Catholic archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, in which he says the President is fighting Invisible enemies.

Jun 11, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Coronavirus

Facebook Content Moderators Make 300,000 Blunders A Day: Report

Facebook content reviewers check about three million posts a day, these moderators make about three hundred thousand mistakes in 24 hours, says new report

Jun 10, 2020

By IANS

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