India’s WhatsApp lynchings
Автор: BEME News
Загружено: 2018-12-18
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Disinformation is spreading like wildfire in India - viral rumors led to the lynchings of at least 25 people in 2018. Much of the fake news is being disseminated via WhatsApp. Lou examines the platform’s role in the mob violence, and explains why the rise of Hindu nationalism is fueling the violence.
SOURCES & FURTHER READING
WhatsApp on Safety in India
https://faq.whatsapp.com/en/general/2...
BBC on Duty, Identity, Credibility: ‘Fake News’ and the ordinary citizen in India
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentr...
Reuters on India’s cow vigilantes
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/...
MIT Study on The Spread or False News Online
http://ide.mit.edu/sites/default/file...
CREDITS
Writer: Louis Foglia
Editor: m.cho
Researcher: Dushyant Naresh
Supervising Producer: Allison Brown
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