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⛔ Cow Vigilante And Internet Star: Who is Monu Manesar?
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Good morning. How have you been tackling medical misinformation? Usually, people think misinformation/ false claims aren't always relatable. But, what happens when it comes to your health?
👋 I’m Divya. Lets begin.
🔖 In the previous edition, I touched upon medical misinformation or health misinformation.
Well, while it goes without saying that one shouldn't blindly trust any random recommendations on cures, medicines, etc that you see on social media, yet people tend to believe some of these unproven cures.
No, I am not blaming them. There are reasons why they tend to believe. Misinformation often plays on our emotions. The messaging is such that it plays on our fears. Sometimes, the messages on health remedies are falsely attributed to doctors.
👉 For instance, in 2020, a viral WhatsApp forward falsely claimed that well known cardiac surgeon Dr Devi Shetty had advised people not to get tested for coronavirus till the ninth day of showing symptoms.
Not only was it circulated on WhatsApp, Facebook but even a Bengali media outlet fell for the viral audio clip.
This is just one of the multiple false and misleading claims that BOOM had debunked about coronavirus.
What do you do in such cases?
Don't blindly believe forwards. Question the source.
Verify with your family doctor.
Look for health advisories released by WHO, government officials, hospitals, etc
Look for online fact-checks by doing a Google search on the viral message.
Send it to BOOM's WhatsApp Tipline Number so that we can ✅ verify it for you: 7700906588
✅ Misinformation This Week
This week, BOOM published a total of 25 fact-checks. The most prevalent nature of claims is Political (44%), with Communal claims coming second at 24%.
Read our Twitter thread to know the detailed analysis by Debraj Sarkar. 👇
#Thread 🧵This week, BOOM published a total of 25 fact-checks. The most prevalent nature of claims is Political (44%), with Communal claims coming second at 24%. (1/n)
#BOOMWeeklyReport #BOOMFactCheck
— BOOM Live (@boomlive_in)
8:41 AM • Feb 24, 2023
🏦 5 Things You Need To Know About The GST Composition Scheme
🔖 Recently, Mohandas Pai, a former director of Infosys and the current Chairman of Manipal Global Educators, shared an educational video on the concept behind the composition levy scheme available within the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.
So, what is the composition levy scheme? What should sellers who opt for the composite scheme know? What should consumers buying from businesses under the composite levy scheme know?
Find the answers to all these questions and more in this explainer by BOOM's Mohammed Kudrati.
🪫 Is It Too Soon To Celebrate Lithium Discovery In Jammu And Kashmir?
🔖 The Geological Survey of India, which also evaluates India's mineral resources, discovered 5.9 million tonnes of lithium resources - a first for the nation - in the Salal-Haimana region of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, according to a report released on 9 February by the Indian Ministry of Mines.
Why is the discovery important for India? Why can't the lithium discovery be called 'reserve' yet.
Read this explainer by Hera Rizwan to find out the answers.
Monu Manesar: Hindutva Goon Who Captured The Internet With Violence
🔖 On 16 February, the police found a Bolero in the jungles near Loharu in Haryana. The car was charred; two men namely Junaid and Nasir had been burnt alive. In relation, they were uncle and nephew. But the villagers recalled them as being friends.
There’s an eerie silence in the village; everyone believes the heinous act was committed by a group of cow vigilantes, one of whom is Monu Manesar, a popular Bajrang Dal member with a huge number of social media followers.
Read this detailed profile on Monu Manesar by Vipul Kumar.
From Reporting On UAPA To Becoming A Victim Of It: Siddique Kappan
🔖 Days after he got bail, journalist Siddique Kappan sat at a park bench near his house, chatting with a former colleague. His wife Raihanat walked around, staying close to her husband and their daughter, who sat on a swing with a phone in her hand.
BOOM's Ritika Jain met Kappan and his wife at their Delhi residence where he spoke about his case, his time in jail, and how from writing stories, he became the story.
"As a journalist covering the UAPA, I never imagined I would fall victim to this act," Kappan said.
🔖 Several news outlets recently misreported about a Jammu and Kashmir government meeting minutes on steps taken to monitor its employees criticising the government on social media platforms and claimed that it was issued by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government.
Here's a fact-check by Srijit Das and Runjay Kumar.
🔖 Meanwhile, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's tweet claiming his film The Kashmir Files won the Best Film award at the Dadasaheb Phalke Awards 2023, created confusion with many mistaking it for the similarly named prestigious government award.
Read this article wherein BOOM's Swasti Chatterjee explains the difference between the two awards.
🅱️ Recommends
📖 This week's recommendation is: Greater Internet use is not associated with faster growth in Political Polarisation among US demographic groups by Levi Boxell, Matthew Gentzkow and Jesse M. Shapiro.
Usage/access to the internet in general and social media in particular has been hailed in literature to be the determining factor for rise in polarisation among masses. This paper delves deeper into analysing the manifestations of polarisation, by using eight measures for it to come to a startling conclusion—social media/internet cannot be a determining factor as the age-group exhibiting most polarisation is also with least usage of the internet (65+ aged population).
👩🏫 Workshops
🔖 Join our workshops and courses on Fact Checking & Media Literacy. Visit 🔗workshop.boomlive.in
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