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India's vast and growing internet user base, now over 480 million, provides fertile ground for the proliferation of fake news. Major social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and WhatsApp are central to this propagation. Facebook alone has deleted billions of fake accounts—27 billion since 2017—yet new accounts continually emerge, driven by financial incentives. Sophisticated operations employ thousands of "cyber warriors" and trolls to spread propaganda, disinformation, and hate speech, often traveling across regions to target specific communities.