Still haunted by fake news incident


Given the amount of fake news going around – with a surge expected as the general election nears – it is becoming a burden to separate the ‘bull’ from the bulletins. Political parties have kicked their communication arms into high gear to counter the flood while the Government is mulling new laws to combat this potential threat to national security. Those who think nothing of sharing fake news should consider the unfortunate citizen who was harassed and labelled a phantom voter in the previous polls. He suffered distress for weeks afterwards – all because of one irresponsible post. 

 

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