- Thursday, April 25, 2024
By: Sarwar Alam
People in India share fake news stories with nationalistic messages for “nation building” purposes without any attempt at fact-checking a report, according to a BBC research released on Monday (12). The findings come from extensive research in India, Kenya, and Nigeria into the way ordinary citizens engage with and spread fake news, the British public broadcaster said. According to the report, there is also an overlap of fake news sources on Twitter and support networks of prime minister Narendra Modi. The report, analysing the spread of fake news from the perspective of ordinary citizens, suggests an “overlap between fake news…
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