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A THREAD

The term fake news came about fogging our lenses and distorting of reality. Muslims what do we need to know about fake news?
As we spend a substantial amount of time on digital space daily we need know this. The spread of fabricated news or rumours can be traced back to Islamic

history, In the Qur’an, Surah An-Nur illustrates how prophet Muhammad S.A.W and his family were victims of fake news. In the Unfortunate episode of Aisha R.A, the wife of the prophet Muhammad S.A.W was accused of having an affair with one of the prophet’s companions named Sofwan.

The spread of this false information bred tension within the prophet’s family and Aisha’s parents, the incident truly upset the prophet S.A.W after a month this I’ll-fated episode came to an end when the accusations were found to be fake and Aisha was proven innocent.

In today’s reality the term ‘fake news’ became mainstream due to disinformation we read online. Interestingly the Qur’an has outlined a useful guide for us in this climate, it urges us to leave or discard information that we are unsure of. This is in reference to any information-

- we read on any social media platform and rumours that we hear. The fact of the matter is that social media lead us to consequences that we do not see, we hardly feel any harm because in the name of sharing, we instantly press the ‘share/send’ button.

Little do we know that our act of spreading of online falsehood has cause other people’s livelihood and in some extreme cases, even death in the name of sharing, we we spread untruths, fuel confusion and create unnecessary scepticism instead of radiating good to others we may-

- push others to unfortunate circumstances. There’s no harm in sharing information but share that of which you know is reliable and valid. Check the source or ask around if anyone has heard about it.
It is tricky to navigate through the fog of fake news.

But Nevertheless, it should not hinder us from being the true proponents of good. To achieve that m, we should simply check before we share just to ensure that we spread facts and not rumours a habit that can protect us from fitnah and from spreading fitnah.