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    <em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Misinformation Poisoning the World’s Largest Election

    Is Beto O'Rourke for real? Plus: What Nipsey Hussle leaves behind, the legacy of the studio that brought you everything from <em>All About Eve</em> to <em>Avatar</em>, and more
    by Saahil Desai Apr 01, 2019 3 minutes
    Source: Jose Luis Gonzalez / Reuters

    What We’re Following

    But unlike in the 2016 United States election, when prominent pieces of political propaganda were cooked up by foreigners, in India, the fake news comes from within. India’s political parties are tapping into Facebook and WhatsApp, the country’s two most popular social-media platforms, to spread rumors about opponents and spur ethnic divisions: For example, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party, the BJP, has built a sprawling digital empire that churns out fearmongering propaganda about how its archrival favors Muslims over Hindus. But social media are only part of the

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