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Fake screenshot or news card
Inventing a news card, screenshot, letter or notice and passing it off as real.
In our replies we call it: Fake card or screenshot
What it means
A news card with a real channel's logo, a screenshot of a tweet, a government notice on letterhead: any of them can be made in a few minutes. The familiar logo and the official look do the convincing, while the channel, the person or the office never published it.
How to spot it in a Reel
- A card you can't find on the channel's own page or website
- Odd fonts, spelling mistakes, or a layout the outlet doesn't use
- A big announcement that no other outlet is reporting
Examples
- A card made to look like Sun News, saying actor Rajinikanth would become Governor of Kerala. Sun News said it never published it.
- "Official circulars" announcing school holidays or cancelled exams that the board never issued.
Why it doesn't hold up
What to say back
"Is it on their own page? Is anyone else reporting it?"
Questions
How do I check a news card or a screenshot?
Open the outlet's own website or social account and look for the same story on that date. If it isn't there and no one else reports it, treat the card as fake.
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