Humans do not only perish by consuming poison by the mouth but also the toxicity through the skin, nose, eyes, and ears, that citizens must guard against.
Citizens due to gross inconsistencies are prone to encounter and consume false information that could trigger disproportionate reactions, harmful to humanity.
The alleged “wealth tracking list” is not the first, social media has been awash with claims of who does what, how, where, when, etc etc.
The key concern here is not legitimacy of forgery of these tools used by social media pundits, but the hidden intent behind the posts, which could be bent to cause unrest and perhaps mental disorder in some individuals.
Ill-intended misinformation, malicious and blackmail on a person is bound to cause physical, mental and social damages. what if you are the victim?
But for the latest toxin, South Sudan’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has dismissed the document as fraudulent.
Every legit document has a channel it passes, if need be, for action and that can’t be through public platforms like social media, which otherwise, erodes the authenticity.
Circulation of ill-intended information on social media could also land some innocent individuals in trouble yet they are unaware of who shares on their pages.
Law enforcement agents, especially those attached to cybercrimes must keenly exercise some bit of tolerance and track up the real instigators, not innocent victims.
However, its’ better off, for the public to ignore these traders of ill information.