Facebook or fakebook?

Facebook has been a popular social networking site. Here one can share one's views on any issue such as politics, social problems, etc. One can share pictures and subscribe to various pages. In order to acquire likes, various pages adopt various alluring techniques such as providing the users with fake news.

A few days ago, while browsing through the Facebook, I saw a status which stated that Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar has converted to Islam and there was a picture of her attached! I was astonished to see the status because I had not read anything in the newspapers about this. Later, I came to know that the picture was photoshopped and the information was wrong. However, some people shared the news with enthusiasm without knowing the fact and thus misled people.

We have to be cautious about the information we get from Facebook and should not believe or share any news without being sure about the authenticity of the news.

Md. Zonaed Emran
A banker