New Delhi: Delhi Police has widened its investigation into social media accounts and suspicious news outlets allegedly spreading fake news and misleading content, with around 500 social media posts taken down so far, officials said.
\n\nThe probe is examining whether some accounts are using AI-generated reporters presented as ground reporters to circulate misleading information. It comes a day after an FIR was registered against a social media handle whose IP address was traced to Pakistan.
\n\nLaw enforcement agencies are also looking into the emergence of several online news outlets operating from overseas over the past 12 months. Some of these platforms have allegedly uploaded videos described by officials as offensive, fake or misleading.
\n\nDelhi Police is in the process of filing an FIR in connection with the wider investigation, officials said.
\n\nOne of the outlets being examined is Human Online, which reportedly began operating around November 2024. The platform claims to curate news and content from across the world but has come under scrutiny over allegations that it uploaded fake videos and AI-generated content.
\n\nOfficials are examining the outlet's operations, its stated locations and the people associated with it.
\n\nHuman Online has reportedly changed its listed location from Pakistan to…
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