Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed the importance of spreading awareness about fake news on Friday, saying that social media cannot be underestimated and that even a small amount of fake news generated by it can wreak chaos. PM Narendra Modi strong message about forward fake news.
Addressing the ‘Chintan Shivir’ in Haryana, a gathering of Home Ministers of states to deliberate on issues of internal security, PM Narendra Modi stressed on the need to educate people about analysing and verifying any piece of information before forwarding it to others.
“One should think 10 times before forwarding any information and verify it before believing it. Every platform has tools to verify any information. If you will browse through different sources, you will get a new version of it,” the PM Narendra Modi said.
Pointing out the possibilities of social media, PM Modi said that one should not limit it to being the source of information. He said that a piece of single fake news has the capability to snowball into a matter of national concern.
The Prime Minister stated that the country suffered losses as a result of fake news during the reservation issue. He advised people to think ten times before forwarding any social media messages.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the losses that India had to face due to fake news about job reservations in the past. “We have to come up with technological advancement to prevent the spreading of fake news,” the Prime Minister said.
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