Emphasising the need to create awareness against fake news, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that social media cannot be underestimated and that a small piece of fake news generated by it can create chaos. The Prime Minister appealed to people to check facts before sharing messages on social media.
Addressing a ‘Chintan Shivir’ in Haryana of home ministers of states via video conferencing, PM Modi said, “For the safety and rights of law-abiding citizens, stringent action against negative forces is our responsibility. A small piece of fake news can kick up a storm across the nation... We will have to educate people to think before forwarding anything, verify before believing it.” He said people must be made aware of the various mechanisms that are now available on all social media platforms to verify messages before forwarding them.
“Fact check of fake news is a must. Technology plays a big role in this. People must be made aware of mechanisms to verify messages before forwarding them,” the prime minister said.
The Prime Minister said that one should not limit social media to being a source of information.
He said that a piece of fake news has the capability to snowball into a matter of national concern.
This story is from the October 29, 2022 edition of The Daily Guardian.
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