Published Work
Fighting fake news: Decoding ‘fact-free’ world of WhatsApp
We collected data from over 2000 politics-focussed public WhatsApp groups in the run-up to 2018 December assembly elections to identify themes that get viral in India’s “fake news” ecosystem. We report three key findings in the Hindustan Times. [https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/decoding-fact-free-world-of-whatsapp/story-LQ79X96OOKrGo7MHuW3TMP.html] > NEW: @gvrkiran
4,925 Tweets: Elon Musk’s Twitter Habit, Dissected
We collected and analysed all original tweets and replies from @elonmusk as of July 12, 2018. It excludes retweets before March 2015 and any deleted tweets. He shares life views, rebuts critics, teases business ideas—and causes controversy. Read this visual story on the Wall Street Journal [https://graphics.wsj.
How the fake-jobs industry scams Indians
Police departments across India, dozens of unemployed people, and placement agents all agree: online job scams are rampant. A scarcity of jobs and the anonymity of the Internet are enabling an Indian industry built around fake job promises. Why are so many people being tricked? How much money are they
