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Online Falsehoods Should be Criminalised – Prof Rohan Gunaratna-By Vindya Amaranayake Source:Ceylontoday Eighteenth-century Irish author and satirist Jonathan Swift quite eloquently penned these words: “Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it, so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest is over, and the tale hath had its effect.” Centuries later, their meaning is even more resonant with the times that we live in – the age of fake news.  Dr. Rohan Gunaratna, Honorary Professor at the Sir John Kotalawala Defence University and Senior Advisor to its Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, who has interviewed both the LTTE and Islamic State leaders and members, elaborates why Sri Lanka should invest in a campaign to formally and informally educate Sri Lankans on the detrimental impact of fake news, while building a robust and an up-to-date legal and policy framework to counter online falsehoods.  ...