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(FACT) to fight against fake news effectively. Under the orders of the honorable Supreme Court of India
in April 2020, Indian States were directed by the Union Government to take adequate measures to fight
fake news to prevent COVID-19 pandemic-related panic among the citizens.

The information and media educators in India are now equipped with the effective tools and platforms
for unbiased fact-checking and strongly opposing the unverified evil social-media forwards containing
deadly or devastating rumours created to cause social disharmony. Further, we need to have committed
and vigilant information and media professionals to educate ordinary citizens on the evil of
misinformation and disinformation. They should also support an influential community leader in each
locality for debunking false and misinformed news affecting the local communities.

References

1. Wikipedia (2020). Fake News in India. Retrieved from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_news_in_India.

Anup Kumar Das
Centre for Studies in Science Policy
School of Social Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi - 110067, India
Email: anup_csp@jnu.ac.in

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