Verifying Before Accepting

The Quran commands that when you find any news about someone, first investigate it. (49:6) This shows that accepting any news without investigation is an irresponsible act.

People usually tend to accept what they have heard or read. However, experience shows that often news presenters air the news without knowing the whole story, while later research reveals that the news was incomplete and conclusions drawn from that were also incomplete.

Accepting any news without research often causes harm and creates misgivings. People form wrong opinions about each other so much so that the wrong news can sometimes become a cause of friction. In such a situation, it is our responsibility to thoroughly investigate the news before accepting it. No news should be considered authentic without carrying out proper research.