Rumors on WhatsApp precede mob killings in India
Reported. Documented by journalists, researchers or Meta’s own files, with no legal finding. How evidence is labeled
Rumors about child kidnappers spread on social media, including WhatsApp, ahead of a wave of mob attacks in India. In every case IndiaSpend reviewed, no evidence of kidnapping was found. In July 2018 WhatsApp began labeling forwarded messages and limited forwarding in India to five chats at once.
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