Last updated on May 13th, 2021 at 05:53 am
Despite the internet dominating news about COVID-19, false news has proven it can spread much faster than the virus itself. The issue really lies in the fact that many people believe they can work as news reporters with the advent of the internet, but they fail to check the veracity of the information they post online, particularly in social media.
Research has shown that people have a greater risk of posting fake news than real news. Soroush Vosoughi, a postdoctoral associate at the MIT Media Lab and a fellow at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center, led a research that discovered that “real human Twitter users are 70 per cent more likely to retweet fake news than true stories.”
Look into these tips to keep yourself from being a carrier of fake news:
Check it!
This is not a competition.
Engage oneself in a real community.
The propagation of false news is having implications. Recently, the Philippine National Police appealed to the public “to refrain from posting unvalidated social media accounts of alleged incidents that only contribute to public anxiety and fear concerning COVID 19.” The PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group would monitor writers of false news, such as alleged cases of “purposed theft, burglaries and public unrest in some regions, which turned out to be a h h.
False information on the internet is spreading like wildfire and can be further exacerbated by those who are unaware.Learn while it’s not too late.
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