‘Official’ Notice: Understanding COVID-19 Misinformation and Government Response in India

• In Event: Political Implications of COVID-19 in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan

Brief Overview

This paper examines the spread of misleading posts about the on-going COVID-19 pandemic on Indian social media in early 2020 and the efficacy of government responses aimed at curbing them.

Author

• Lasya Tandon, University of Delhi