JAKARTA: A small army of “hoax busters” in Indonesia is trying to hold the line against a swarm of fake news that threatens to sway millions of voters as the world’s third-biggest democracy heads to the polls.
While many countries fret about the explosion of online falsehoods, observers say Indonesia’s enormous social media audience – and low levels of digital literacy – make its April 17 polls particularly vulnerable.
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