Worldly Curio

April 6, 2019

WhatsApp tipline to fight fake news ‘too little, too late,’ Indian police chief says

PRI's The World

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Days away from voting booths opening for India's national elections, fake news has become pervasive and deadly. Whatsapp is trying to combat this with their Checkpoint Tipline. Produced by: The World staff. Image credit: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters.

Aired April 3, 2019

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2 Comments

Michael L

The real question is, why do Indians kill people just because they read some fake news? That seems kind of strange to me. Is India a very violent country?

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David J

Good question bro. India has always been a very tolerant nation and something that ever Indian has been proud of. . Until the the current BJP government under Narendra Modi took over 5 years ago. The level of violence and intolerance in the last 5 years is unbelievable. It’s facism at its worst. They decide what people see ,wear , eat, etc. shameful.