Farida Jalal’s death hoax leads to a deluge of condolences on Twitter — an example of how fake news spreads like wildfire
Here’s the truth behind Farida Jalal’s ‘death. (Source: Wikimedia Commons, Twitter) Here’s the truth behind Farida Jalal’s ‘death. On February 19, news about the actress’ death spread like wild fire on the Internet, with Twitter flooding with condolences for the actress, especially after her Wikipedia page too, declared her dead! (Source: Wikipedia) (Source: Wikipedia)Sample some of the reactions to the hoax news here. (Source: Twitter) (Source: Twitter)(Source: Twitter) (Source: Twitter)(Source: Twitter) (Source: Twitter)(Source: Twitter) (Source: Twitter)(Source: Twitter) (Source: Twitter)Recently, it was Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who was declared ‘dead’ by fake news propagated on the Internet.
Source: Indian Express February 20, 2017 05:12 UTC
