It used to be that a picture was worth a thousand words, what you recorded on camera was proof enough and the written word was sacrosanct. Alas No more.
While the spurt of social media platforms has been a boon for connectivity and inclusion, its emerging role in spreading rumours and fake news has sounded alarmed bells at all levels.
News mobile has made it a mission to nick the rumours in the bud and bust the fake news.
Here is what we have been busy doing in 2018:
BBC didn’t predict win for BJP in Rajasthan; don’t believe the FAKE opinion poll
No! PM Modi did not ask a child to say ‘Rahul Gandhi papu hai’ on stage
The crowd did NOT chant ‘Modi-Modi’ during RaGa’s rally, as this video claims
Amazon is not selling Apple Watch for Rs 11; here’s the reality behind this WhatsApp Forward
No! PM Modi is not paying 15 lakh per month to a makeup artist
Typing ‘GRATULA’ in comments will NOT give the safety status of Facebook account
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