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Jahangirnagar University

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Politics meets healthcare? Religious misinformation in India during the COVID-19 pandemic Md. Sayeed Al-Zaman
Jurnal Sosial Humaniora Vol 13 No 2 (2020)
Publisher : Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.12962/j24433527.v13i2.8119

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India has recently become a hotspot of misinformation: the COVID-19 bringsa new opportunity for the rumor-spreaders. Of various categories, religiousmisinformation seems harmful for both Indian society and public health. Inthis paper, therefore, I tried to sketch a few necessary aspects of religiousmisinformation in India during the COVID-19. From the previous literatureand ongoing trend of Indian misinformation, I identified two importantphenomena: (a) Though Muslims produce more spiritual misinformation,most of the religious misinformation targeting Muslims is inspired byIslamophobia; (b) misinformation that tries to champion Hinduism is morerelated to the contemporary political ideologies of India. I also tried to explainhow religion as a political issue relates to public health
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