A recent report by Meta has highlighted the growing menace of fake Facebook accounts originating from China spreading fake news about India. The report sheds light on the sophisticated strategies employed by these accounts to manipulate public opinion and influence discourse. Meta, in its quarterly threat report, revealed that it dismantled a large network of fake accounts originating from China earlier this year.

The accounts, pretending to be Indians, were actively involved in spreading misleading information on Indian politics and other issues of national security.

“This network operated fictitious personas on Facebook posing as journalists, lawyers and human-rights activists. The network posted mainly in English, and to a lesser extent in Hindi and Chinese, about regional news, culture, sports and travel in Tibet and Arunachal Pradesh. Notably, the Tibet-focused accounts posed as pro-independence activists who also accused exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama and his followers of corruption and pedophilia,” the report said.

“The Arunachal Pradesh-focused accounts posted positive commentary about the Indian army, Indian athletes and Indian scientific achievements, and accused the Indian government of corruption and supporting ethnic violence in the Indian state of Manipur,” Facebook’s parent company added in its report.  

The tech giant said that in order to make the content look authentic, the accounts would comment on and share each other’s posts.

Meta claimed that the network has been successfully dismantled from all their platforms.

The report also stated that another set of 4,700 fake accounts from China also targetted US politics, making posts on topics like abortion, presidential candidates and US-China relations.

Some of these accounts posed as Americans and shared links to articles from mainstream US media like HuffPost, Breitbart, the Wall Street Journal, and Fox News, the report said.

The buzz around Siddharth Anand’s Fighter is only getting louder. After Hrithik Roshan’s new poster, the makers have now revealed Deepika Padukone’s character poster.

Fighter’s character poster reveals Deepika Padukone’s Squadron Leader Minal Rathore. The actress can be seen dressed in an Air Force uniform. Her hair is neatly tied in a bun and her look is complete with a pair of round shades.

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Sharing details about her characters, Deepika took to her social media handle and wrote, “Squadron Leader Minal Rathore/ Call Sign: Minni/ Designation: Squadron Pilot/ Unit: Air Dragons.”

Earlier, Hrithik Roshan’s character poster from Fighter was revealed. The actor is set to play Squadron Leader Shamsher Pathania, call sign – Patty.

Fighter is all set to release on January 25, 2024.

Deadpool 3, the upcoming addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes with a major team-up featuring Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds. Details about the film are being kept under wraps. However, a new photo from the film teases an adorable character.

The Deadpool 3 still sees Ryan Reynolds’ Wade Wilson with Dogpool. The puppy, named Peggy, can be seen licking Wade’s face. The caption reads, “Looks like avocado. Tastes like dog shit.”

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The photo not only offers a closer look at Reynolds’ Deadpool but also confirms Dogpool’s role in the film. To note, Deadpool 3 has resumed production after the Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes. 

Earlier, leaked snaps from the sets of Deadpool 3 saw Reynolds suited up as the Merc with a Mouth while Jackman wore the classic Wolverine suit, giving into fan demand.

Directed by Shawn Levy, Deadpool 3 is set to hit screens on July 26, 2024.