How to stop fake news and Misinformation?

We are leaving in such an age which has the basis of social media. You can easily talk to an old friend or any kind of family member whom you didn’t meet for a long time. You can also gain some knowledge through the news and information’s which are posted on social media. But we also have to face the curses of it. If anyone publishes any kind of interesting posts, sometimes it breaks the internet like a forest fire. It creates a new place in the whole world’s eye.

Now if the information is wrong or the news is fake, then it can destroy any one's life. Backtracing the original post is not at all an easy task. Some wicked organization has made few ways to defame the people who are in a very powerful position. So we have to take a stand against those fake news and misinformation and prohibit them. Different evil organizations have made different statistics to spread this kind of information in various social media, especially like Facebook and Twitter kind of popular applications. Instagram has already started the process by verifying the accounts by giving them a blue tick. Facebook is on its way to improve and classify each and every post. They also promote educational posts in a rapid manner so that it can reach the masses.

Facebook has set a routine to prohibit fake news and stop their users to share it-

Most of the fake news has a very catchy headline so that they can easily attract the viewers

Please verify the report’s source

Most of the false news doesn’t have any proper dates.

Fake news uses clickbait or eye catchy photos

Facebook has already initiated this routine. All of us should follow it in a proper manner. They have started this campaign from the last year. Now Facebook is a place where you can easily find a piece of genuine local news. It is very easily accessible. It also helps to gather information about the international environment. They only publish that news which is genuine and authentic.

The content which is harmful can come in different forms. Most of the cases it comes with a very attracting headline and clickbait. To stop this Facebook community has made few strategies which are

These are a few ways to stop promoting misinformation and fake news. Facebook and other social media platforms are taking steps to stop it. We must verify the news properly before sharing it by examining the source, the photo, and the dates. If the news is fake, then we should stop sharing it or share it in such a way so that it can create awareness.

Also read: How to do fact checking on photos and videos?