Sirohiya demands action against those involved in creating and publishing fake news

Kantipur Media Group Managing Director Kailash Sirohiya has demanded action against those involved in creating and publishing fake news by including his name among others.

He wrote to the Press Council Nepal and demanded action after sidhakura.com on Friday published a misleading audio transmitted by including his name.

Who are the designers of such ill-acts? He has also urged the concerned authorities to identify them and take stern action.

“Creating and publishing fake news is also punishable by law. But some people are creating misleading content by misusing the technology to serve some interest groups. Such groups are not only assassinating the character of the honest people, but also trying to defame the government bodies,”

 Sirohiya said in the letter sent to the Press Council.

This act is motivated by the aim to defame the reputation of certain media houses and assassinate the charge of some justices.

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“It will be too late if we cannot identify and discourage those who are trying to weaken the pillar of the democratic system on time,” Sirohiya said.

Earlier on Friday, Annapurna Media Network Chairman Capt. Rameshwor Thapa had said that sidhakura.com has crossed the ethical and moral boundaries of journalism by trying to discredit the media institutions that have always stood for democracy. It has also besmirched the sanctity of the Supreme Court, he added, demanding legal action against the news portal. AMN management has said that it is in consultation with lawyers to seek legal remedies for the reputational damage through fabricated news.

Annapurna and Kantipur news outlets have been reporting news on Lamichhane’s alleged involvement in the misappropriation of funds from a financial cooperative.