‘Fake news’ and ‘fake narratives’ are such oft-repeated terms today that their meanings have almost lost relevance. The phenomenon of fake news that should have ideally been an aberration in a country that is as secular and democratic as India has become the norm. While fake news can still be attributed to human error in an age where information is available easily and the pressure of meeting strict deadlines leaves journalists with little time to verify the veracity of information, fake narratives are threatening the very existence of India.
By Aroon Deep ( @AroonDeep ar***@me*******.com ) September 11, 2018 https://www.medianama.com/2018/09/223-license-patent-colonisation-bjp-vinit-goenka-namaprivacy/ “You really want your grandson to become a delivery boy?” Vinit Goenka, the former […]
The hashtag #TalkToAMuslim is the current social media fad, started by a section of people, who supposedly stand for ‘democratic’ and ‘secular values’. Perhaps in the history of independent India, there has never been a more disgraceful chapter than this that has so openly segregated its population.