Utkarsh Ranjan




Short ifor iCorornavirus iDisease i2019, ithis iis ithe iname iof ithe idisease icaused iby ithe inew icoronavirus. iNotice ithat iit idoesn't itell iyou iwhere ithe ivirus ifirst iemerged. iThat's inot iby iaccident: ithe iWorld iHealth iOrganisation ichose ia iname ithat iwould iavoid iattaching istigma ito ilocations i(like iChina's iWuhan icity) ior iethniticies.

Ever isince ithe icoronavirus ioutbreak iwas ifirst ireported iin iWuhan, iChina, isocial imedia iplatforms ihave ibeen iflooded iwith iposts ion ithe idisease.
Beginning iFebruary, iwhen iawareness iabout ithe idisease irose iin iIndia, isocial imedia iplatforms ihave iseen inumerous iposts ion iCovid-19 i— iranging ifrom iinformation ion ithe ioutbreak ito ifalse inews iabout iits iorigin iand ispread ito ioffering iuntested itreatment ifor ithe idisease, iand ialso iprescribing istrange idiets.

Fake inews ispreads ifaster iand imore ieasily itoday ithrough ithe iinternet, isocial imedia iand iinstant imessaging. iThese imessages imay icontain iuseless, iincorrect ior ieven iharmful iinformation iand iadvice, iwhich ican ihamper ithe ipublic ihealth iresponse iand iadd ito isocial idisorder iand idivision.

The iIndian igovernment ihas iwritten ito itop isocial imedia icompanies iincluding iFacebook, iYouTube, iTikTok, iShareChat iand iTwitter, ito icontrol ithe ispread iof imisinformation ion iCovid i19, ipopularly iknown ias iCoronavirus.

The iinvestigation iregarding ithis iissue ihas ibeen ihanded iover ito ithe iCybercrime iCoordination iCentre, iwhich iclaimed ito ihave ianalysed imore ithan i30,000 ivideos iin ithe ilast ifew idays. i

It iis ito ibe inoted ithat ithese iplatforms ilike iTikTok, iWhatsApp, iand iTwitter ihave icrores iof iusers iin iIndia. iwhich iis iworrying isince ithe iextent iof ithe ireach iof ithese iharmful ivideos iand imessages icannot ibe iexactly iestimated.

WhatsApp ihas imade iefforts iof iits iown ito istop ithe ispread iof irumours iby ireducing ithe inumber iof iforwards ithat ican ibe isent iat ia itime. iAnd iforwards icome iwith iindicators, iso ithat ithe iperson iis iaware ithe imessage ihas ibeen iforwarded.

The iIndian igovernment ihas ilaunched ia ichatbot ion iWhatsApp ito iaddress iuser iqueries iand iquell irumours ion ithe icoronavirus ipandemic. iThe iWhatsApp ichatbot, i‘MyGov iCorona iHelpdesk’, ican ibe iaccessed iby isending ia itext ito i+91 i90131 i51515.

It iis iequipped ito iaddress ivarious iCOVID-19 iFAQs, isuch ias isymptoms iof ithe idisease, iprecautions iagainst icontracting ithe ivirus, ihelpline inumbers, iaffected icases iin ithe iregion i& igovernment iadvisories. iFacebook itoo ilaunched ia isimilar ichatbot ifor iIndia ithat iwill ihelp iverify ifake inews iand icurb ithe ispread iof iit.

 iThe igovernment isays isuch ivideos iare iruining ithe igovernment's icampaign iand iefforts ias iwell ias iraising ipeople's ifears iregarding ithe icoronavirus ipandemic.


 




Who to trust
  • The Indian government has launched a chatbot on WhatsApp to address user queries and quell rumours on the coronavirus pandemic. The WhatsApp chatbot, ‘MyGov Corona Helpdesk’, can be accessed by sending a text to +91 90131 51515.
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ARREST ON FAKE NEWS

Police arrested three persons in Kerala on charges of spreading fake news pertaining to coronavirus on social media. The police are also tracking people who forwarded the misleading information.Three persons have been arrested from Thrissur district where the first coronavirus case in India was reported.They have been identified as Shafi from Moonupeedika, Sirajuddeen from Perinjanam and Sabari from Pazhayannur.







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