Use JsonReader.setLenient(true) to accept malformed JSON at line 1 column 6 path $

While trying to run the code on **Android Studio 3.6** using emulator **Nexus 5 API 29**, I am getting the error **Use** **JsonReader**.**setLenient**(**true**) **to** **accept** **malformed** **JSON** **at** **line** **1** **column** **6** **path** **$**
