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The Pervasiveness and Impact of Fake News in India: A Deep Dive into Disinformation Warfare
India, a country with a population exceeding 1.5 billion, is grappling with a complex and escalating crisis—fake news and disinformation that threaten social cohesion, democracy, and public health. As digital spaces become battlegrounds for ideological dominance, disinformation campaigns exploiting religious, political, and health-related themes are rife, creating divisions, inciting violence, and spreading misinformation at an alarming rate.