We are all reeling under the coronavirus pandemic for nearly three months now. There is something parallel going on – infodemic. It is nearly as dangerous or even more as the pandemic because it feeds us on false information.
As news consumers, we are both culprits and victims of this infodemic and are inadvertently playing a counter-productive role in aggravating the scrouge.
Like the pandemic, you have to protect yourself from infodemic too. Here’s what you can do for starters.
What are social media platforms doing to curb the spread of fake news?
Just as we have reached a stage in the pandemic when we have to exercise restraint as individuals, when it comes to infodemic too, the onus is on us to discourage fake news for our own benefit and that of others.
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