India has more fake news than anywhere else in the world, report says
A survey has found India has more fake news and internet hoaxes than anywhere else in the world.
The report, by Microsoft, found 64 per cent of Indians had encountered fake news, compared to the global average of 57 per cent.
Meanwhile, 54 per cent had come across internet hoaxes, in comparison to 50 per cent worldwide.
Internet hoaxes in particular have had murderous consequences in India. The Standard reported how more than 40 people were killed in the country last year amid a plague of smartphone-fuelled mob murders by ordinary citizens.Experts said fake WhatsApp warnings about child abductors would whip up fear in communities, leading to brutal lynchings.
It led to WhatsApp enforcing new rules which limited the number of times messages could be forwarded to new people.
Meanwhile, the Microsoft report about online interactions in India also found 29 per cent of people face “risks” from friends and family, one per cent above the global average.
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