"People who are attacked are often nomadic tribes.   Ascertaining is a ChallengeSometimes we can identify news as fake and many times we cannot. A unique characteristic of fake news is its timely nature. It is a common challenge to all and society has to address the issue under the framework of law. Added to that, the more number of times a message is sent, the more one trusts the message. It seems so normal that we only notice it if it becomes absent.in’ (query)Check for spelling mistakes, lots of capital letters, dramatic punctuations like ?!?! or ….The menace of ‘fake news’ has engulfed society thanks to the online social media where people are spreading lies faster than the truth. We’re like a fish being thrown out of our usual cloudy water into clean water.! Or …>! Most fake news predict future disasters and come as warningIt often comes as an appeal or a headline which is attention seeking. Social media platforms are taking it upon themselves to curb fake news given the negative publicity they are getting due to the spread of fake information. Question the source and look for confirmationCopy the message and send it on Facebook or Twitter or whatsapp to the police for confirmationIf you get a link in the message, check if the website has something like ‘. Turns out the image in circulation is related to the worst traffic jam in China in 2010. We are releasing announcements periodically.People are acting on fake news because they don’t know it is false. He was affectionate towards his nieces and sisters, but the image suggested he was a womaniser.Apart from the timely nature of the fake news, people tend to believe it because it strikes a chord with their political and religious inclinations. Words like ‘real’, ‘true’ and unusual characters are in the linksUse Google reverse image search to fact check images by navigating to go-to images. One such message shows a picture of a huge number of cars deserted by Germans protesting against rising fuel prices.Fake news regulations by CompaniesFact checking websites and social media platform can take limited action as there is no assessment on reach of the news. This strikes a patriotic chord.With the great power of the web comes greater responsibility.  

A year-and-half down the line, Zuckerberg was sitting in front of attorneys being probed, as the world watched his confessions.Politicians are amplifying instead of counteringIf a person has strong political or religious inclinations, it is easy to mislead them by creating bias. Every person has encountered fake news which experts say is not going to go away anytime soon, suggesting that it is time to make a collective firefight to contain it. "Anyone who is deliberately spreading fake news could be liable for criminal action.com — upload image — select time filter. Some people become aware of how pervasive it is, only when they vacation in a wilderness area without cell phone, TV or Internet coverage. Messages are also being localised. Please do share it with your friends and family… May you all be safe (sic)’ was widely circulated. She says, "We swim in advertising like fish swim in water. At least on Facebook and Twitter the information can be flagged, but in WhatsApp, even the company itself cannot read the messages being forwarded.Government in its urge to get more people on the internet has failed to come out with long term or even short term plans to curb fake news. Studies found that Gelsemium which used for anxiety and heart rate variability was used in dilutions for this homoeopathic drug with 5CH/15CH and 200CH respectively.co’, in the message which is illegitimate site. Many people in our country are eager to believe that alternative treatments can cure them and so deny treatment of supportive care which is life threatening.Lynchings could have been prevented if the government had anticipated them," said Pratik Sinha, founder of Alt-News, a fact-checking site. This is more so when a dear friend or relative sends out the message.gov. From Chicago in the United States to Chandrayangutta in Hyderabad, people are becoming fish in the ocean of fake news.Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was asked whether social media contributed to Donald Trump winning the US presidential election in 2016. Suddenly a lot of citizens were alerted about fuel prices in different countries and how people are dealing with it. They are even asking researchers to give possible solutions to curb fake news. All their contact numbers are available online," added Mr Anjani Kumar. WhatsApp started showing the symbol "forwarded" when a message is just forwarded and not created, as it cannot read messages from people.By mid-2018, every person has encountered ‘fake news’ — a term which is going to reverberate more than ever, for fake news is not going to go away anytime soon. At that time, he termed it as "a pretty crazy idea". No votes are to be gained, so nobody speaks out. It can protect you from the virus. In an urge to give minute-to-minute updates, a lot of information is spread without checking. A picture of Pandit Nehru was circulated during elections wherein he was seen smoking and hugging several women."Fake news always targets issues that are sensitive to people like health, family, religion, money, patriotism, food.Hyderabad Commissioner of Police Anjani Kumar said, "We have videos of Afghanistan, Iraq, Mosul, Sri Lanka, Burma of gory incidents of children being killed which are being downloaded and being circulated on WhatsApp as if they are from Hyderabad.  

It was added with an image from Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana state saying that non-locals are kidnapping children to create panic.A photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding a broom and humbly cleaning the floor, which went viral during the 2014 election, was revealed to be fake by an RTI query. While Facebook released a three-pronged strategy, Twitter is partnering with law enforcement agencies to curb fake news. With fake news impacting elections, even countries are taking strict action.google.For the Karnataka Assembly elections, Facebook tied up with fact checking website Boom to stop spread of fake news. Internet penetration has dramatically increased over the past two years, giving people the power to use the web.They are translated into different languages and the names of places are changed to cater to the target audience. Its essential to reach out to the populace especially because the misinformation China aquarium heatercan be weaponised during communal riots. It feels like a normal part of our environment. Take news circulated about health. When the Nipah virus broke out in Kerala, a message which reads ‘Gelsemium 200, Homeopathy medicine for Nipah Virus, Weekly 3 doses for 3 weeks. Popular fake news includes Unesco repeatedly declaring India’s national anthem, or the Rs 2,000 note, or Narendra Modi as the best in the world.People are consuming a lot of information each day and a lot more is coming online each day. Fake news isn’t easy to find as people continue to passively scroll through it instead of probing it. As it brings more people online, a phrase that is heard most often since the onset of 2018 is ‘Fake news’.Political parties are using fake followers and bots to increase their reach in spreading misinformation."Easy ways to check fake newsFact checking can reduce 50-60% of fake news.co’, ‘.com.As far as law and order is concerned, an incident of fake news or fake propaganda about child kidnapping across many cities in India and abroad, spread like wildfire leading to murder of a person. Once a message is seen, it cannot be unseen.  

If a certain amount of people start believing the crowd then real people will soon join. People can search for veracity of the message by looking up site they trust and use the query to check the correctness of data at ‘site: ncrb.It is imperative for us people to check the validity of messages as it is our collective responsibility to stop spread of fake news. There is the Twitter and Facebook account of the police where people can fact check. Or reach out to the localstation house officer. Psychologist Julie Hotard has pointed out that both the average citizen and large mainstream media organisations are incredibly naïve about deception from propagandists pushing agendas. There are tender minds who cannot identify if the video shown is made in Hyderabad or Syria. Part of a video created by an NGO in Pakistan to show how easy it is to kidnap children, was cropped. Consider the case of the recent fuel price spike in our country.Even the media has been playing a divisive role, especially social and electronic media

 The Sassoon Dock is one of the oldest docks in the city  that not only supplies fish to the city but also acts as an export hub to dispatch fishes to many countries. The amount will be used to bring in better facilities like an auction hall, better sewage system, space to keep ice, an effluent treatment plant, restrooms for the fishermen, better security system and CCTVs to the dock. The fishermen still have to wait three days to get a fuel recharge. However, the local fishermen community has alleged that their demands, regarding diesel pumps, have not been taken into consideration.   

As per the Maharashtra Fisheries Development Corporation Ltd (MFDCL), the proposed plan will be confined within the existing unit and no additional land will be procured for it. "The Sassoon Dock requires modernisation and the government should take initiative.. Also, there is no restroom or canteen facility for us, despite the fact that 5,000 fishermen work on the dock every day," said Mr Tandel. The government sanctioned the money two days ago. But, there are a few things like making diesel pumps available, creating space for fishermen to repair their nets, which haven’t been addressed by them. The government has now sanctioned the funds to make various facilities available to the fishermen," said an official from the fisheries department. "The modernisation of the Sassoon Dock was on the cards for a long time.Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has sanctioned `52 crore for the modernisation of the Sassoon Dock at Colaba. Wholesale industry air pump for saleThough we have been sanctioned a diesel pump, the plan is still just on paper. As a part of the plan, radio communication tower with instruments and equipment will also be built.According to a report by MFDCL, the modernisation work includes, conversion of existing open fish auction sheds into modern fish handling and auction halls, construction of a new handling area, upgrading the existing seawater supply to it, creating fresh water distribution lines, providing tube ice plant and conveyor system to transfer the tube ice to the vessels. Ideally, they should go to the sea every day.However, fishermen leader Damodar Tandel said that the government officials did not consult them before chalking out the plan