The Voluntary Duty Association said that the promotion of rumors in times of crisis is a deadly disease, a betrayal of society and the homeland, and its publisher and promoter must be punished according to UAE law.
Mansour Ishaq Sulaiman, a member of the Board of Directors of the Voluntary Duty Society, stressed during his participation in the first virtual council of the Abu Dhabi Police, which discussed the topic "Addressing rumors", that civil society, institutions and individuals, is one of the most important first lines to address fabricated myths, especially those related to diseases and epidemics, Because of its severe danger to society.
He explained that rumors usually appear to explain the new and urgent conditions on society, and tend to spread more in times of crisis and the nature of unstable events, believing their authenticity, and are often false, misleading and vague news that causes harm to the public interest.
He enumerated steps that civil society, including public benefit societies, must follow to counter rumors, including: building a base of national community cadres to keep up with technical development and employing them to contribute to addressing this scourge, launching an electronic platform to verify the reliability of information, and building a case of integration between the media platforms of associations Public benefit in a way that distributes tasks and roles in order to achieve the strategy to combat rumors.
He added: The relationship with the public and proactive dealing in facing crises must also be documented in coordination with government liaison offices as they are an effective tool to enhance direct communication with the community, as well as publishing the correct information regularly and at a rapid pace, so that it is not a hotbed for everyone who wanted to take advantage of the situation and create a state of non- Stability, as well as consolidating the pillars of the "united home" in the face of destructive rumors, by adhering to the established values and traditions that foster loyalty and belonging to the homeland.
And the value of the societal efforts of the Abu Dhabi Police in organizing such virtual councils that support the state’s measures to prevent any possible spread of the Corona virus, and protect the country from all kinds of risks, appreciating the role of the media and its true partnership with government institutions in communicating the truth and highlighting it to society in dealing with rumors.