The recent discussions around us are being dominated by the topic of fake news and measures to regulate the same. Now as we dive deeper into the issue of false narratives and information, it is important to define the problem in the right way. What do I mean by defining the problem? I believe it is important to analyse the issue of fake news and distortion of history in light of the society we are living in, which basically means to establish a connection between the state of societal thinking and the issue related to circulation of false news. Society and Beliefs One of the most popular ideas of recent times is pointing the entire responsibility on an 'individual' and forgetting the underlying facts and collective responsibility. Now, this statement may make no sense to you, but let us take a deeper look at it. The most easy example that comes to my mind is on the issue of waste disposal. The recent trend is to lecture the individual on waste management and forg...