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Debunking fake political claims and hoaxes that threaten election integrity, likened by some researchers as a seemingly endless game of whack-a-mole, comes with a litany of challenges that are piling pressure on fact-checkers in a crucial year. File photo of Congress party supporters holding the party’s symbol and placards during a roadshow for Mansoor Ali Khan, election candidate for Bengaluru central, in Bengaluru on April 3, 2024, prior to filing his nomination papers for India’s upcoming general election.
In India, home to the largest number of certified fact-checkers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi — tipped to win a third consecutive term in upcoming parliamentary elections — has been accused of stifling independent media.and a frequent target of government rebuke, continues to face legal threats after being briefly jailed in 2022 over accusations that he insulted a Hindi god in a tweet four years earlier.
The campaign, the group said in a note to readers, escalated into insults, slander and “badly disguised calls for violence” against its staff.