Post-Poll Fake News, Communal Claims Dominate Misinformation In June
By Nidhi Jacob In June, post-poll false claims emerged as the most prevalent theme of mis/disinformation, accounting for 35% of all 101 fact-checks published in English, Hindi, and Bangla. 47.5% of all fact-checked claims were related to Indian politics, followed by communal claims and misinformation concerning international politics. The Muslim community remained the primary target of mis/disinformation for the second consecutive month, accounting for 16% of the false claims. We published 6 AI-generated fact-checks, comprising 2 images and 4 voice clones. Nearly half or 47.5% of the total fac...