misinformation Archives

Suspect Thy Neighbour: Coronavirus Fears Are Turning People Next-Door Against Each Other

The WhatsApp mob is especially active now that we are in the grip of Covid-19. Neighbours are turning against each other. People living in the same area as a 22-year-old Ahmedabad patient, ravaged her social media profiles and circulated her photos. A Chinese man in Greater Noida feared being lynched.

Runa Mukherjee June 17, 2016

Coronavirus

The Internet’s Latest Viral Challenge: Spread As Much Coronavirus Misinformation As You Can!

If there’s one thing the internet is truly designed for, it’s to create an explosion of misinformation when the world least needs it. So you can be sure, as reports poured in of Coronavirus cases being reported in Delhi and Telangana, “miracle cures” started appearing in none other than the home of WhatsApp uncles.

Adhirath Sethi April 5, 2016