Information they say is power. Whatever you hear will always have impact in your thinking or the way you behave towards others, in the world where social media dominant any means of getting information, users of social media fall the victims of fake news.
Information needs all the clarity in the world before it could be possible presented to the public, but people sit comfortable in their sofa and prioritize fake news, with the knowledge best known to them or create more division than ever.
Fake news breed discrepancies in all forms, politically, religiously and otherwise its aim is to deviate and misled the masses. Any information plays a role even if it is fake information, they are forced to believe in it when people began to talk about it.
Information is either fact or fake, and social media aids in spreading fake news very fast, although the owners of these companies are working on it, to avoid any information which could be misleading the public, Twitter has done fine by placing such information on reality check.
People are more likely to believe in what they heard than what they see, and that is how these fake news spread fast like endemic, it is all about “have you heard the latest” than “have you seen the news”.
Politically news is a great weapon, once an influential person said something that’s contradictory to the normal, it will spark a huge debate amongst followers, especially if it is made to condemn the opposition party or leaders, his followers will definitely go hard on them.
Sometimes people get dead threats just because of a social media post, airing their views on a particular case, and even extend it by calling out their children in a most contemptuous manner.
Crystal Palace and Ivory Coast international Wilfred Zaha has explained his absence on social media, after stating how dismayed he got when he saw horrible messages people sent to him. This has put the young man in a very bad state by abstaining from further hurting, it is not only when you shoot someone that you take one’s life, your posts could be venomous.
Religious matters are very delicate, even though believers go hard on what is rival beliefs to them, a post can inflict months of heated arguments or even years of disunity. These cases most people take it to hearts because they felt it is something very sacrosanct.
This is heights of information can go in life, the perils of listening to fake news can nurture a grudge in your hearts because of hearsay, abstain from fake information, when you heard about something you are not comfortable, wait for further clarity by trusted channels and pay less attention about private messages or mere social media posts.
