<span style="color: #222222;">Jammu and Kashmir Department of Information & Public Relations (DIPR) launched a website to counter fake news and misinformation and to generate awareness among the people in the context of COVID-19 pandemic. The department has informed that spreading fake news, misinformation and fear mongering can land a person in jail as it is a punishable offense and knowingly or unknowingly forwarding any fake news is a crime.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Citizens can report any fake news, misinformation, fear/hate mongering message received on WhatsApp or any other social media site on <a href="http://www.diprjkfactcheck.in/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">www.diprjkfactcheck.in</span></a>. The department fervently appealed the public not to fall prey to fake news rather report it, verify and check it at the available official social sites.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Similarly, people can also visit </span><a href="https://twitter.com/dipr-jk" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://twitter.com/dipr-jk</span></a><span style="color: #222222;">  and https:/ /www. </span><a href="http://facebook.com/JKInformationOfficial/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">facebook.com/ JKInformationOfficial/</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> for accurate information. It is pertinent to mention that spreading fake news, misinformation and creating fear mongering is a punishable offence under section 54 of NDMA, 2005 & 505 of IPC and IT (Act).</span><br />