PROBLEMS FACED BY FARMERS

   Misinformation – A rising problem in India     Introduction  Misinformation is a global problem. Every country of the world has encountered it in one or more ways. India is no exception to it. Today we are living in the age of the Internet where Social Media is working at a large base and that is why the problem of Misinformation is more serious. Before moving further, it is very important to define Misinformation. Some of the definitions are: “ Ethical Journalism says that Misinformation is the information which is fabricated and is spread like true facts but is false. ” The Press Council of India says that misinformation as news, story, information, report as wholly false. Most Importantly misinformation is defined by Justice S.K Kaul of the Supreme Court of India, “ Misinformation is that kind of news which is more dangerous than Covid-19. ” The misinformation news reports disseminate like a fire on social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, ...