(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Tackling the menace of fake news has emerged one of the top concerns of the state election department in Bihar, which has introduced a fact check concept where district magistrates and district election officers have been directed to post correct updates on the official websites immediately after detection of any fake news or rumors on various media platforms, especially social media.
A template has also been attached to the letter sent by the election department to DMs for fact-checking. The state election department has also started the process of shadow zone area mapping of booths to assess whether booths, especially located in rural and remote areas, have good mobile connectivity or not.
Officials said the increased focus on checking the mobile connectivity near booths this time is because of the stress on the digital mode of communication with polling personnel in view of the Covid-related safeguards.
The EC team also laid stress on ensuring the proper availability of vehicles and usage of various I-T applications. In another first, the state election department has already issued directives to the DMs to ensure that voters come to booths wearing masks as a precaution against Covid infection and those flouting rules would be fined Rs 50.
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