Freedom Network condemns abuse of Dawn.com name

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 4 May 2020

Freedom Network criticized the use of Dawn.com branding in misleading posts about the Pakistan Army. The post falsely accused the military of involvement in Arif Wazir's death.

Summary

ISLAMABAD - Freedom Network on Monday condemned fake news using Dawn.com branding to mislead the public and bring the paper in a clash with Pakistan Army. In a report, Dawn said that a post doctored as Dawn.com was shared on Facebook on Sunday. The post copied elements of the layout of Dawn.com's social media posts to malign the army by accusing the military of killing Arif Wazir, a leader of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement who died in Islamabad on Saturday. Dawn reached Facebook to register its complaint against the fake news post, but the social media giant kept mum, the report said. Photo: Dawn.com

KEY POINTS:

• Freedom Network condemned the misuse of Dawn.com branding.
• A fake post was shared on Facebook, misleading the public.
• The post accused the Pakistan Army of killing Arif Wazir.
• Dawn.com attempted to report the fake news to Facebook.
• Dawn.com stated Facebook did not respond to the complaint.