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Misinformation, disinformation, fake news problems of entire world: Tarar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said on Thursday that misinformation, disinformation, and fake news were problems of the entire world which had to be controlled.

During a meeting with British High Commission’s Political Counselor Zoe Ware, the minister said the biggest challenge on social media was fake news and the government was dealing with this problem.

In the meeting, relations between the two countries, and the promotion of cooperation in the fields of media were discussed in detail. Cooperation in the fields of film and drama was also discussed, the official news agency reported.

Tarar said that journalists should adopt the process of verification on social media and the whole world should develop a code of conduct related to social media.

Zoe Ware congratulated the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on forming the government and Attaullah Tarar on assuming charge as minister for information and broadcasting.

The UK diplomat assured her full cooperation for the promotion of bilateral relations between Pakistan and the United Kingdom.

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