Weaponizing Uncertainty: How Rumors Shape the Information Battlespace
In 2018, a rumor spread rapidly through India via WhatsApp warning that child kidnappers were operating in rural communities. The messages were vague but urgent. They were often accompanied by unrelated videos framed as evidence. Authorities were ultimately u…
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In 2018, a rumor spread rapidly through India via WhatsApp warning that child kidnappers were operating in rural communities. The messages were vague but urgent. They were often accompanied by unrelated videos framed as evidence. Authorities were ultimately u…
In 2018, a rumor spread rapidly through India via WhatsApp warning that child kidnappers were operating in rural communities. The messages were vague but urgent. They were often accompanied by unrela…
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