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    fake newsOpinion13 May, 2019
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    Misinformation and India’s Election

    India is facing information wars of an unprecedented nature and scale: the fake news problem is not limited to one platform, one medium, or one political party. Snigdha Poonam and I mapped out the entire ecosystem, providing a big-picture view of India's misinformation crisis, as we head to the general elections. 

    The Atlantic

    Misinformation Is Endangering India’s Election

    The country’s political parties are spreading propaganda about their opponents to gain votes. It’s working.
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