Pope Francis blasted fake
news and the use of messages of hate in his Message for World
Day of Social Communication.
"Often on communication platforms, instead of constructive
stories which serve to strengthen social ties and the cultural
fabric, we find destructive and provocative stories that wear
down and break the fragile threads binding us together as a
society," the pope said.
"By patching together bits of unverified information,
repeating banal and deceptively persuasive arguments, sending
strident and hateful messages, we do not help to weave human
history, but instead strip others of their dignity.
"In an age when falsification is increasingly sophisticated,
reaching exponential levels (as in deepfake), we need wisdom to
be able to welcome and create beautiful, true and good stories.
"We need courage to reject false and evil stories.
"We need patience and discernment to rediscover stories that
help us not to lose the thread amid today's many troubles.
"We need stories that reveal who we truly are, also in the
untold heroism of everyday life".
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