JotCast | The Menece of False News in the Post Truth World | 8/21/2019

The Menece of False News in the Post Truth World

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3:30

And that wraps up on the discussion. Thank you fellas. See you on some other blog. Ta-da.

"Hindutva.info is an example of how this revenue model works", Pratik Sinha concludes.

3:29

"Once they reached 1 Million likes, they sell it off. All they want is maximum reach on the pages and for that they use semi nude advertisements, which is their main source of revenue", he adds.

3:28

Pratik Sinha says, "Alt news put out tons and tons of fake news every day. Fake News producers have supported tons of fake pages like "I support Indian army" or "In name of celebrities."

He also adds, " The types of fake news differs over demography. There is always monetary incentives behind all fake news circulations."

3:26

When asked about the situation in Europe, he says that in Europe fake news is circulated around refugees.
In India it is more videos and images being altered.

3:25

@snapnchat Directly from the net, kindly reveal your source of data! #falsenews

3:24

"When it comes to Google and Facebook, they want some sort of certification from the news sources so that they can validate it", says Govindraj.

3:23

Govindraj also adds, "Advertisement are a vital factor for many firms. Ad companies have significant influence over the spread of information."

3:22

He says, "Google and Facebook prefer to work with authentic and credible news organisations. But at the back end they need someone to cross check and validate the information."

3:21

Govindraj Ethiraj puts up his point by saying that he is worried about Google and Facebook.

3:19

"We need to have several kinds of fact checking sites" he adds to his stand.

3:17

R Jagannathan takes a middle ground by saying, "Many news are not fully framed or true, it's somewhere in the middle."

3:16

@ManilaTimesNEWS why are you peddling #fakenews about #HongKong???

Do you even have reporters in #HongKong? It looks like your info came direct from the #CCP - how much did they pay you to print lies?

#falsenews #manilatimes @rapplerdotcom

Serious Chinese propaganda in today’s Manila Bulletin!

3:14

He also says that creating fake news has become an industry now.

3:13

He adds, "Fake news explosion is so big. And today all news is fake news. Social media's credibility is going away because of the fake news that spreads all over it."

3:12

Shivam Vij says that WhatsApp is the "New India".

3:11

Pratik Sinha starts by saying, "I'm an activist, not a journalist. In September 2016, the idea arose during UNA march, while documenting "Truth of Gujarat" and found that I need a alternate platform. For busting Fake News I can sit on my desk and do that."

3:09

But that's a picture of Edinburgh! #falsenews

Thousands march in Aberdeen in support of Scottish Independence

#auob #auobAberdeen #indyref2 @AUOB
Tag @ScoPoliticsNews to share tweets

3:08

Govindraj also says that in uncovering fake news one uses technology to identify the source and root out the details of it.

3:07

"Boom mainly focuses on flourishing fake news. Fake news deals with Whats App messages, morphing and exaggeration of news by friends or families", he adds.

3:06

Govindraj Ethiraj says, "We started fact checker in 2014, focusing on elections of the year. It analyses the websites and information given out by parties and other organisations. When you're fact checking you are checking facts given by individuals of institutional capacity. This fact checking takes a lot of effort."

2:58

Hello and welcome to a panel discussion on "The Menace of False News in the Post Truth World", featuring Govindraj Ethiraj, Prathik Sinha, Shivam Vij and R Jagannathan and Abhinandan Sekri.

2:53

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