Assessing The Various Fact Checker Platforms in India - A Study

Borgohain, Prantim and Bhatt, Atul Assessing The Various Fact Checker Platforms in India - A Study., 2023 . In RE-ENVISIONING LIBRARYANDINFORMATION SERVICESINTHEAGILE ERA, Ahmedabad, January 2023. [Conference paper]

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In the age of technology, the growth of fake news rate are going high. People face problem to find out the real information. There are different tools to detect the fake information. Fact checker also help people to find out the true information with evidence. This study include different fact checking tool available in India with their facilities.

Item type: Conference paper
Keywords: Fake news, Misinformation, Disinformation, Fact Checker
Subjects: B. Information use and sociology of information > BG. Information dissemination and diffusion.
Depositing user: Dr. Atul Bhatt
Date deposited: 22 Mar 2024 14:31
Last modified: 22 Mar 2024 14:31
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/45675

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