What's Driving Fake News In India?

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  • Published On: November 12, 2018
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A study by the BBC on fake news trends in India has shown that nationalism is driving ordinary citizens to spread fake news and that there is an overlap of fake news sources on Twitter and support networks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Is there an organised effort to spread fake news?

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