India’s election commission grapples with fake information

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By AMRIT DHILLON | AP
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Tue, 2019-04-02 11:30

BHIMTAL, India: When India’s election commission said that its code of conduct would be applied to social media companies as well as political parties, some analysts scoffed, saying it lacked the capacity to check fake news.
Just days before India’s multi-phase general election begins April 11, observers said Tuesday that the commission is indeed struggling with an onslaught of misinformation on Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube and other platforms.

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