Hello! Toh kaise hain aap sab? Chaliye shuru kartey hain..... Those who are active on Twitter will definitely know about Dr. Aisha Dr. Aisha was a young, dynamic, South Africa based doctor who was getting treatment for corona virus. Her family members were posting pictures. She was being taken into the ICU. A lot of people were very surprised and extremely upset with the developments of these kind of people who were falling victims to corona virus. When the discussion started on Twitter, then news broke that Dr. Aisha is no longer with us. And her family members said that they would gradually delete her accounts on social media. In the flow of this discussion, Dr. Aisha started to top the trends on Twitter on Sunday and this upset a lot of people. They were even more upset when they found out that Dr. Aisha wasn't who she was portrayed to be. The pictures that they were seeing were actually stock images from a stock image photography. Dr. Aisha and her Twitter account might not be with us anymore but she has left us with a very deep message and that is- those who manufacture fake news can play with our emotions so easily! And that they have no "limit" to what they can spread a fake news about and how gullible are we to believe every news that we see on the social media/Whatsapp. we will talk about 8 different types of fake news and will try to explain to you the importance of pausing and verifying before forwarding a news Because fake news is spreading and influencing us more than actual/real news.
Point number 1- The Fake news that garners TRP It's important to discuss this because fake news is already slightly big, but when it is broadcasted on TV, it increases in magnitude manifolds Presenting an eloquent. First they broke the news and then followed it up with busting the fake news This is called TRP journalism. No matter what you say, the numbers of the show that day have already poured in.
Point number 2- Emotional Fake news. We're already in the midst of a pandemic, we are in dire need of positive stories. And it is not that the media does not report positive stories Numerous positive stories have poured in. But this too, is made wrongly made use of by some people. For example- Drone boy Pratap N M is of 22 years of age and he has made more than 600 drones using e-waste. It seems as if he was making drones from the time he held a toy gun in hand. It is an extremely positive story- a poor boy going on international conferences And the Prime Minister Narendra Modi was so impressed by his talent that he directly recruited him in DRDO. You might recall the Uri movie here. A young prodigy who outsmarts older scientists in drone manufacturing. He has also been awarded with the Albert Einstein Innovation Gold medal. The problem arose when fact checkers tried to carry out some investigation about him, Neither did they find the Albert Einstein Innovation Gold medal Nor did they find any employment history in DRDO. What was uncovered was that he went to international drone competitions and international drone expos and got himself clicked in front of the drones. And he fabricated this entire string of lies that these were his achievements and that the Prime Minister is his fan, etc etc. So if you come across such an extremely positive story, then pause a little. Try to investigate and verify whether your emotions are being toyed with or not.
Point Number 3- The Supreme Court Fake news. If you fall into the trap of fake news, then it is not majorly your fault because even premier people/institutions have fallen victim to that Fake news is being peddled even in the Supreme court these days. It so happened that the proceedings on what the government is doing on the migrant crisis were in progress on 28th May, 2020. So, the proceedings regarding this were in progress in the Supreme Court And our Solicitor general, Tushar Mehta, said that these people who were bringing this issue to notice were "armchair journalists". They were "prophets of doom" who should not be paid heed to. He claimed that the government was working day and night to solve this issue. And then, And then, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta went on to elaborate an example before the Supreme Court And this is a very famous example. First of all, the job of a journalist is to capture photographs and talk about the scene. It is the job of the government to help.
Point number 4- the "Sacking" fake news. This can happen with you or me too. Suddenly, on 4th of June, a man named Asif Khan started to go viral because he had put up a disparaging religious post. It was found out that person works in Go Air GoAir was tagged and information was demanded on whether he worked for GoAir or not and it was demanded that strict action be taken against him. GoAir responded with a quick action and a notice that said That Asif khan did work with them but their services were being terminated owing to the obnoxious post put up by him.
Point number 5- The fake news that empties pockets. This fake news can hit you and me as well. There was a time when the Mumbai police was in pursuit to arrest and corner Haji Mastan and D company. Today, the Mumbai police tries to corner fake news. This time, the Mumbai police itself was made use of to propagate fake news. A clip surfaced where the Mumbai police is seen warning the people to not receive any calls from a number that start with 140 because if they did so, their entire bank account would be emptied. We all are such helpless people! First of all, there is no technology that can empty bank accounts with just one call without any pin or OTP. But the people are extremely wary of such news So, they believed this news and then the Mumbai police was approached Mumbai police then investigated into how they made such an announcement. Then it was found out that SonyLiv had released a clip to promote its web series. That clip was wrongly used and it caused trouble to the people as well. This fake news was finally busted but this goes on to show that any thing that is absolute malarkey which can claim to hit us financially, emotionally are believed by us very easily.
Point number 6- The ghost related fake news. Some children or unemployed youth pulled a prank and it became a sensational fake news and the people believed that it was a paranormal activity. Some news channels even carried out a full investigation on this incident. This shows that irrespective of whether the fake news is about your wallet or about a ghost, these stories become viral so easily.
Point number 7- the "propaganda" fake news. In the month of June, retired general Brajesh and told the people that this is a befitting reply from India to China. Our new Apache helicopters were on patrolling duty over the Pangong Lake. Now, China would "tremble with fear" Amar Ujala also published this. Later on, investigation revealed that this was a war on the social media itself because these are the Apache helicopters of American Forces patrolling over a lake in California and were pulling off a demonstration. This is not the Pangong Lake. Even when this real report came to the fore, the people who had falsely reported it said that it could happen in India too. This gives out a "feel good" factor. If a social media war broke out between India and China, then India would completely ravage China in the war on social media and the people would buy that too. But unfortunately, in reality, China is still encroaching on our lands but there are no viral news reports on that
Point number 8- The politics and Narrative setting. Fake news God save us from this type of fake news because this one has no limits! But I'd like to give you a small example- When the protest in Shaheen Bagh stretched into months, then even the government tried to discredit it. Numerous fake news articles of people being paid money to protest came forth because they were not ready to believe that this could have been voluntary. How could the grandmothers and ladies of Shaheen Bagh show up everyday like this without being paid? And so, such fake news came to light - 500 Rupees, 7pm-12pm, No bargaining and people began to believe it, even though it was so brazen Even if someone was taking money, they would not do so in such an open manner with such a huge poster overlooking. This is called a "confirmation bias". A fake news that confirms the suspicion in our minds is believed by us, without any proof. Think about it. So, that's all for today.......
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