Fake news culture – The Nation

We dwell in a society where fake news and rumours spread like wildfire. When Aurat March was held, fake and tempered videos were shared all over social media. Many senior journalists also shared those videos on their timeline/Twitter without even checking the source for once, creating a life-threatening situation for the organizers. Also, the bully culture in social media has also fueled this, with people start bashing anyone and start humiliating them for a crime they never did. We have seen the case of Mashal khan and we all know what went down.

Recently, in the case of Meesha Shafi, media outlets spread fake news mostly Indian media outlets and our people started sharing it. We have seen the worst cases in India where people were lynched and killed because of people sharing fake information on social media. If we want harmony in our city, we need to curb this cancer until it is too late.

RAZI UDDIN AHMED WANI,

Karachi.

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Fake news culture - The Nation