Information
False, inaccurate or misleading information which can occur by mistake as well
What is misinformation?
What is a confirmation bias?
Meditation can help reduce stress and improve mental well-being
Is this a fact?
These are synthetic visual media that have been digitally manipulated to replace one person's likeness convincingly with that of another
What is a deepfake?
This country ranked number 1 in producing the most number of health misinformation in the world during COVID-19
What is India?
This is a system of communication where only the users communicating can read the messages
What is end-to-end encryption?
The tendency to rely too heavily, or latch on a past reference or on one trait or piece of information when making decisions.
What is Anchoring Effect?
Drinking cold water burns more calories than warm water
Is this fiction?
a situation in which a user encounters only information and opinions that conform to and reinforce their own beliefs, caused by algorithms that personalize an individual’s online experience
What is a filter bubble/echo chamber?
One of the most widespread conspiracy theories is that this technology causes adverse health effects, such as cancer, due to the higher frequency radio waves
What is 5G?
Over a 5 year period, 0.67% of the front page of Indian daily print news is given to this news
What is news about rural India?
This is the tendency to believe false information to be correct after repeated exposure
What is the illusory truth effect?
Sweet potatoes are high in beta-carotene, which can help support eye health
Is this a fact?
As of 2022, the market value of this industry was $2.51 trillion
What is media and entertainment?
Five men have been lynched by a mob in India's western state of Maharashtra allegedly over rumours about this
What is child abduction?