Internet shutdown fuels Kashmir fake news battle
In the absence of real news from Kashmir, waves of false information have emerged online (AFP Photo/Tauseef MUSTAFA)/ A communications blackout in India's powderkeg Kashmir region is fuelling a fake news war with Pakistan, as both sides unleash a deluge of disinformation to fill the vacuum and shape opinion. India cut access to Kashmir's internet and phone lines in August as it sought to contain the fallout of its decision to revoke the region's autonomy. The stripping of autonomy triggered fury in neighbouring Pakistan, which also claims ...
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