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No, Aamir, Ranveer weren’t endorsing any party: How to fact-check, identify deepfakes during elections – Firstpost

Videos of Bollywood stars Aamir Khan and Ranveer Singh endorsing a political party went viral on social media just ahead of the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections. As the threat of disinformation looms large, we explain how to identify misinformation and inauthentic content As the Lok Sabha elections kick off, the digital landscape becomes a battleground for truth versus fiction. Among the myriad instances of misinformation flooding social media platforms, two prominent figures, Bollywood actors Aamir Khan and Ranveer Singh, found themselves unwittingly entangled in the web of disinformation. Image used for representational purposes/Pixabay 2019 General Election vs 2024: Paths of misinformation The 2019 general election witnessed a battleground shifting increasingly to social media platforms.

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