When fiction’s sold as fact

(FILES) This file photo taken on February 07, 2017 shows a group calling themselves Tuesdays with Toomey protesting outside Sen. Pat Toomeys (R-PA) Office on February 7, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, holding a sign that reads I am not Fake News.The rise of fake news has been a hot topic in Britain this year, with the lawmaker leading a probe into the phenomenon warning it was a threat to democracy. / AFP PHOTO / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Jessica Kourkounis

DON’T believe everything you read.

With fake news flooding social media, users must be more responsible with what they share, insist media houses, journalists, policymakers and industry players.