The Internet is full of misinformation and though it is extremely helpful, ever so often, you get a reminder as to why you should tread carefully in this cesspool of misinformation. Recently, reports on Amartya Sen’s death made rounds on the Internet. However, it turned out that the news was a hoax. His daughter, Nandana Deb Sen, denied the news that his father had died, as per PTI. So how did the rumour begin?
News Of Amartya Sen’s Death Is Hoax; Daughter Says He Is Alive
Friends, thanks for your concern but it’s fake news: Baba is totally fine. We just spent a wonderful week together w/ family in Cambridge—his hug as strong as always last night when we said bye! He is teaching 2 courses a week at Harvard, working on his gender book—busy as ever! pic.twitter.com/Fd84KVj1AT
— Nandana Sen (@nandanadevsen) October 10, 2023
Good news! If you recently read the news that the legendary economist and philosopher Amartya Sen has died and were saddened by it, the news is only a hoax. Many major news portals picked it up but it seems that there is no truth to the news.
According to the Press Trust of India or PTI, the Nobel Laureate’s daughter, Nandana Sen, denied that her father had passed away. The news was a hoax and it happened to get picked up by major news portals.
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How Did The Rumour Begin?
A terrible news. My dearest Professor Amartya Sen has died minutes ago. No words. pic.twitter.com/giIdK0t2XA
— Claudia Goldin (@profCGoldin) October 10, 2023
The rumours were started when a post on X (formerly, Twitter) started making rounds which said that Amartya Sen had passed. At first, it seemed that the post was created by a historian Claudia Goldin. And hence, the post is believed to be true so readily.
However, it turned out that the account was actually fake. The creator of the account, as per a newer post by it, is Tomasso Debenedetti. Debenedetti is a fake news writer and aims to expose how easy it is to fool the press in the age of social media.
This account is hoax created by Italian journalist Tommaso Debenedetti.
— Claudia Goldin (@profCGoldin) October 10, 2023
It seems that this latest hoax regarding Sen’s death was another one of Debenedetti’s attempts.
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First Published: October 10, 2023 6:14 PM