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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”. WATCH MORE Fact Vs Fiction The Philippines:    • The Philippines' Fake News Epidemic: Who W...   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 ==== About the show: Misinformation is impacting politics, religion and society in India and the Philippines, Governments and communities are desperately seeking and deploying countermeasures. ======== #CNAInsider #FactVsFictionCNA #India #FakeNews #Disinformation For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram:   / cnainsider   Facebook:   / cnainsider   Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider