India's War On Fake News: How Disinformation Became India's #1 Threat | Fact Vs Fiction

Why has fake news become an industry in India? A 15-year-long investigation unearthed 750 fake media outlets operating from India and spanning across 119 countries with 550 domain names spreading fake news. Its impact on the country is devastating. A 2023 Statista Survey reveals disinformation was ranked as the number one risk threatening India, outranking infectious diseases, illicit economic activity and inequality.

Why has fake news transformed into an industry in India? We traverse India to meet internet trolls, to understand the financial and ideological motives that compel them into becoming agents of misinformation. We also meet technologists, fact-checkers and grassroots digital activists who are fostering digital literacy and preventing people from falling prey to what commentators have called as an “infodemic”.

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00:00 India's fake news epidemic
02:01 Political disinformation in cyberspace
05:23 Meet freelancer content creators making propaganda
09:55 Journalist investigates trolls paid to spread hate
12:21 Fake news in Nuh turns into communal violence
16:48 Journalists tracking religious-based fake news targeted
22:48 WhatsApp child kidnapping rumours lead to lynching of 5 people
23:58 Digital Empowerment Foundation teaches digital literacy
30:50 Billions of fake Facebook accounts help spread fake news
33:15 Fighting health disinformation online
39:16 Community radio station answers health-related questions
42:41 Farzi, a game that teaches players to debunk fake news

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About the show: Misinformation is impacting politics, religion and society in India and the Philippines, Governments and communities are desperately seeking and deploying countermeasures.
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