Fake News, Hate Speech and Journalism Ethics

Fake news which is simply false information, untrue story or fabricated news has become a household discussion everywhere in the world. As fake news is false information. Hate speech which is offensive speech, writing and other forms of expression and depiction via pictures, caricatures, graffiti, satire, cartoons,  music, films etc. is strengthened and leverages fake news to go far. Hate speech incites and undermines tolerance and social cohesion in a society. It increases hatred and violence against a particular race, group or religion. Many people believe that freedom of expression is undermined if some regulation is put in place to assuage the situation in view of the citizen journalism abound in the world. Spreading fake news generated through hate speech against individuals or groups based on their religion, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity and other colourations must stop. Journalists' and editors' roles in taming hate speech and fake news start from strict fact-checking, verification and source identification.