FAKE NEWS

Fraudulent, misstatement, falsification, just to protect one's intellectual property, things get
fake. Fake and filthy enough to spread the news over the world.

Gone are those days, when people use to rely on couple of news channels and a hand full of
newspaper for authentic news. Now, with all the information just a click away, the chances
of circulating fake news are considerably high but then we must ask ourselves, is fake news
hurting of society? I believe that it is, and fake news is having a major negative impact on
our society and the individual mind.

Some would argue that fake news is only harmful to the ones who are naive and doesn’t
fact check, plus folks can even make up to few thousands from one false news article! I
understand that sometimes fake news can be hilarious and honestly, who doesn't love a
good sense of humor but we can’t ignore the outweighing negative effects on our society.
Fake news can impact the individual's life, and even have a local, national, or possible
global impact.
Additionally, fake news could not only be a danger to our own mind, but the people the
surrounding us, few months before, two young friends were bitten to death due to a fake
watsapp message of them or people looking similar to them transporting illegal items in
Assam, not only this we come across various incidents of fake news which led to loss of life
and property.

In conclusion, I believe that we should take a fight against fake news sites. Not only are
these sites and social media news making major impacts to our society, like the election, or
the harmony of country but they are hurting us as individuals the most. Further, I would
suggest people to fact check from different sources before believing them and taking any
stand and also social media sites should also make some reforms to stop spreading of fake
news.