West Bengal recorded the highest number of recorded cases against fake news on social media in 2021, accounting for about one-fourth of the total such cases across the country, according to NCRB data.
West Bengal reported 43 cases of fake news on social media with Kolkata alone recording 28 of these cases, according to data published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
Bengal witnessed a high decibel electoral battle in 2021 between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with the two sides leaving no stones unturned in reaching out to the people.
Social media was heavily used by all political parties, including the TMC and BJP, to push their narratives as they fought the election on the ground and online.
— source newsclick.in | 02 Sep 2022