With this, the spread of fake news has also increased. With the advancement of technology, the flow of information has increased many folds. Masroor Ahmed a, Muhammad Qamar Riaz a, Munazza Qamar a, Rohail Asghar a > * a Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan 17(1): 4-17ĭOI: 10.13187/me.2021.1.4 Fake News Shared on WhatsApp During Covid-19: An Analysis of Groups and Statuses in Pakistan Published in the Slovak Republic Media Education (Mediaobrazovanie) Has been issued since 2005 ISSN 1994-4160 E-ISSN 2729-8132 2021. Copyright © 2021 by Academic Publishing House Researcher s.r.o. Hence, the questionnaire is reliable in terms of measuring the main concept of the study. The questionnaire was tested for reliability by applying a Chonbach’s Alpha, the value came out to be. The data has been analyzed through SPSS by extracting frequencies and percentages. A total of 200 respondents were considered for the study, and only those respondents were included in the study who responded that they check the authenticity of news that is shared through the WhatsApp groups and statuses. Punjab, Baluchistan, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhua. A Purposive sampling technique has been used to select respondents from the four provinces of Pakistan i.e. This study considered a quantitative survey research method. To consider the problem, this study analyzed the WhatsApp user’s response to fake news concerning ( Covid-19) in Pakistan.

The panic criterion is one of it, which aims to create unrest and a distorted image of a situation prevailing around the readers.

This has many objectives on part of its originating source.

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