India is the misinformation capital of the world: Priyank Kharge
Karnataka government is likely to table the Karnataka Misinformation and Fake News (Prohibition) Bill, 2025, seeking to criminalise the dissemination of misinformation on digital platforms. Reacting to this, Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge said, "India is the misinformation capital of the world." He added, "Even PM Narendra Modi himself said…misinformation is a threat to democracy."