sahitpj/India-WhatsAppFakeNews-Dataset
WhatsApps related deaths News Articles along with other articles across India during that period
This project provides a collection of over a million news articles from the Times of India website, published between late 2017 and June 2018. It identifies articles specifically reporting on WhatsApp fake news incidents in India, a significant concern at the time. The dataset is useful for researchers and data journalists interested in understanding the spread and impact of fake news.
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Use this if you are a researcher or data journalist studying fake news trends, media coverage of misinformation, or news article characteristics in the Indian context during 2017-2018.
Not ideal if you are looking for a dataset of fake news articles themselves, as this dataset focuses on news reports about fake news incidents.
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Apr 23, 2019
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