Fake news to influence election costs â¹2.5 crore: Report
A 12-month fake news campaign to manipulate an election costs around â¹2.5 crore, a cybersecurity firm's report has claimed. Fake news services capable of igniting real protests include creation of fake social media groups to propagate certain ideologies, development of fake stories, dissemination via likes and retweets along with development of legitimate-looking fake news sites, the report added.