EC Spotted 154 Fake News Items During 2019 Polls, All About Itself

EC Spotted 154 Fake News Items During 2019 Polls, All About Itself

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During the recent Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies elections in four states, the Election Commission (EC) of India found 154 instances of fake news or misinformation on social media platforms.

The thing is, though, all these fake news items that the EC reported to Facebook, Twitter and Google, were only about the EC Itself.

In other words, given that the issue of misinformation, especially on social media, was a major concern for the EC, it has come as a surprise that not a single report pertains to fake news that were communally and politically sensitive.


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