Emergency Department, News Recommendations Recommendations
The Department for Emergency Situations warned on Saturday that, in the last hours, more false news has been posted on the production of serious road accidents or devastating fires in which they would be involved, including public persons.
‘The Inspectorate for Emergency Situations’ Nicolae Iorga’ of Botoșani county, the Botoșani County Police Inspectorate, the Territorial Service of the Botosani Border Police and the Botoșani Gendarmes Inspectorate specifies that these events did not take place. The associated images are taken from other contexts’, they are emphasized on the Facebook page of the DSU.
In a video message, the head of DSU, the Secretary of State in the Ministry of Internal Affairs Raed Arafat, recommended the population to be informed from credible sources.
‘My colleagues have reported my colleagues today that a number of false, aberrant news appeared, on some social sites, which refer to some tragedies that would have happened on the territory of Romania, especially on the territory of Botosani county, as the death of several children in an accident, others who refer to an accident that would have had a Romanian accident. You realize that these news is not true, because, if they were, you find them on the news channels, on the television channels and find them on the official sites. I have a request during this period: check any news you read and that you find exaggerated or aberrant, check it on official sites. If they are not there, do one thing: smile and go on, ‘said Raed Arafat.
DSU recommends to the population:
* to check the source – the real news is broadcast by the known authorities or institutions;
* to avoid distribution, because the spread of unverified information contributes to panic and misinformation;
* Public people are often targets – because of notoriety, these names attract attention and increase the viralization of a post, even if it is false
« If you know about the spread of false information or need clarification, we encourage you to contact the competent authorities, » urgently urged the department.
