Answer to Question #291967 in English for kha

Question

Discuss the negative effects/consequences of disinformation and fake news, and suggest strategies of how the government and civic organizations can address them.

Answer 1

Disinformation can pose cyber security concerns and this can be entry points for hackers attempting to steal your information.

Fake news is always created to change ones attitude or perception and this will in return changes ones behaviour.

Inorder to stop the spread of fake news and disinformation the government should promote news literacy and strong professional journalism in their societies, it should also promote development of local both TV and radio stations so as to be able to report news in different local languages. Lastly, whoever found spreading fake news should be apprehended and face the law as a lesson to others.