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Old videos, new lies: Pahalgam tragedy opens floodgates of misinformation on social media


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New Delhi, Apr 29 (PTI) Moving to contain a surge of misinformation following the Pahalgam terror attack, the government has blocked 16 Pakistani YouTube channels. But the floodgates of fake news are open on social media platforms with scores of unverified posts peddling false, inflammatory narratives. The Press Trust of India's fact check unit examined […]

The article from ThePrint discusses the rampant spread of misinformation on social media following the tragic drowning of three young boys in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Old, unrelated videos were circulated with false claims that they depicted the incident, including a video from 2019 showing a man rescuing a child from a river in Himachal Pradesh and another from 2022 of a child being swept away in a river in Uttarakhand. These videos were misrepresented as footage of the Pahalgam tragedy, leading to widespread confusion and misinformation. The article highlights the dangers of such false information, emphasizing the need for fact-checking and responsible sharing of content on social media platforms.

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[ https://theprint.in/india/old-videos-new-lies-pahalgam-tragedy-opens-floodgates-of-misinformation-on-social-media/2608461/ ]

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