Donate NowThis project looks at the efforts being made across India—from government, media, and tech companies—to address the issue of disinformation spreading on social media and messaging platforms. Focusing on India, Timothy McLaughlin examines how viral messages spread on WhatsApp have been blamed for around two dozen incidents of deadly mob violence in the summer of 2018.
December 12, 2018 | Wired.com
How WhatsApp Fuels Fake News and Violence in India
By the time police arrived in the hamlet of Rainpada on July 1, 2018, the village council office was the scene of a massacre.
September 05, 2018 | The Atlantic
Disinformation Is Spreading on WhatsApp in India—And It’s Getting Dangerous
The spread of hoaxes and doctored photos during massive floods in Kerala showed, yet again, how easily disinformation can spread on messaging platforms like WhatsApp—and how deadly it can be.