Fake News

Many internet users - including some senior journalists - have fallen for parody and satire accounts like the one that you are seeing on your screen. A bigger problem when influencers or event media outlest falls for these accounts. Pardoy accounts are just for entertainment and their purpose is to spread confusion only. see the example here

Another problem is when minformation peddlers are attributing a false piece of information to credible sources. A fake survey claimining to be commissioned by the BBC and CNN claims it has fount that the ruling pary in India is the fourth most corrupt political party. BBC had to- issue a clarification saying it did not do any such survey.see the example here

False Context is added to a original picture. This is a picture of the Dantewada attack in 2010 that is being circulated as that of bodies of Pulwama attack martyrs.see the fake picture heresee the origianl context here

This is an example for Fabricated content- a story of Saudi Prince loosing his five wives and 350 Million US Dollars in a Casino. see the picture here

A photo showing a copy of a Gulf News’ article featuring a caricature of Rahul Gandhi along with a partial headline went viral over social media. The rest of the headline is not clear as the newspaper in the photograph is folded. The Gulf News clipping is actually the headline of an interview published in the daily on January 8, 2019. The entire headline reads, ‘How ‘Pappu’ Label Has Changed Rahul’. During the interview, the Congress president had talked about the ‘Pappu-label’ among other things. - This is how fake news creators try and mislead - by hiding Complete facts! see the complete fact checked story here

CHECK THE SOURCE: Is the message/info coming from a CREDIBLE AUTHORITY or EXPERT on the subject? 🚩VERIFY and CORROBORATE the message from other authoritative sources, news media or fact checkersANALYSE the EVIDENCE shared. Does it support the claim?   Does the message make you sad, happy or angry.Is message unbelievable and you still want to believe?Apply the following CRAAP Model by University of West Florida.Use criteria to evaluate a source. In Libraries, we often use the CRAAP Test* to evaluate websites, and these criteria are useful for evaluating news as well. These criteria are:​​Currency: is the information current? Many times on Facebook, you will click on a story and notice that the date was from a few months or years ago, but your "friends" are acting outraged as if it is happening in the moment.Relevance: is the information important to your research needs? This criterion perhaps applies most if you are out seeking information, rather than just stumbling across it. Does the information relate to your question and at the appropriate-level (elementary/advanced)? Have you looked at a variety of sources before selecting this one?Authority: who is the author/publisher/sponsor of the news? Do they have authority on the subject? Do they have an agenda? Accuracy: Is the information supported by evidence? Does the author cite credible sources? Is the information verifiable in other places?Purpose: What is the purpose of this news? To outrage? To call to action? To inform? To sell? This can give you clues about bias.Source - https://libguides.uwf.edu/c.php?g=609513&p=4274530

Section – 153 and 153A. Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony.Section 505 - punishes persons who spread rumour through their statement to cause public disorder. Section - 120 – Criminal ConspiracySection - 34 in The Indian Penal Code. (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention.—When a criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance of the common intention of all, each of such persons is liable for that act in the same manner as if it were done by him alone.)Section – 500 – Defamation

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