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„If you are not 100% positive that some piece of information is accurate, do not share it,“ journalist of the portal Raskrikavanje, Marija Vucic advised readers, while also warning that „when that information proves to be false or when someone denies it or proves that it was a lie, the denial of that information will not be able to reach the same number of people as the original lie did.“
In the latest episode of the media literacy campaign “OpisMEDIJavanje”, Vucic spoke about fake news, how it is created, who spreads this news and how to recognize it.
In addition to professional media, citizens also have a role in the fight against fake news, she stressed.
According to Vucic, the purpose of fake news is „for you to click on that content or to buy a newspaper.“ She, however, emphasized that while some of them are fun and harmless, others can cause serious consequences.
„Some fake news can actually be dangerous, even life-threatening. For example, the news that alcohol kills coronavirus. Twenty-seven people recently died in Iran from alcohol poisoning, precisely because they thought it could cure coronavirus,“ Vucic said.
Vucic said that such news is „usually spread by tabloids and other pro-governmental media“, adding that social networks also have a role in spreading misinformation.
„For example, Raskrikavanje counted as many as 945 fake news stories published on the front pages of four tabloids – Informer, Srpski Telegraf, Alo and Kurir – in 2019 only. And that is only on the front pages,“ she said.
