State Of Play: Rise in trend of communalising issues in Karnataka as fake news & misinformation are weaponised

In the last month alone, attempts have been made to communalise at least four incidents in Karnataka despite a police probe revealing no communal angle — the latest being the Udupi college video recording incident.

On State Of Play, Political Editor Anusha Ravi Sood explains how fake news and misinformation are being weaponised to communalise issues in Karnataka and how previous examples reveal the intent behind such attempts.