{"id":14012,"date":"2020-04-01T10:32:24","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T10:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=14012"},"modified":"2020-04-01T10:32:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T10:32:26","slug":"unverified-news-capable-of-causing-panic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/unverified-news-capable-of-causing-panic\/","title":{"rendered":"Unverified news capable of causing panic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Supreme Court of India has directed the Media, including\nprint, electronic and social media, to maintain a strong sense of\nresponsibility and ensure that unverified news capable of causing panic is not\ndisseminated. The apex court has noted that the migration of large number of\nlabourers working in the cities was triggered by panic created by fake news\nthat the lock down would continue for more than three months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Court observed that it was not possible for it to\noverlook the menace of fake news by electronic, print or social media because\nthe panic driven migration has caused untold suffering to those who acted on\nsuch news, causing some to lose their lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court of India has directed the Media, including print, electronic and social media, to maintain a strong sense of responsibility and ensure that unverified news capable of causing panic is not disseminated. 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