From Digital Wrongs to Rights: The Fallacies of Misinformation/Disinformation and Cyber Fraud in Rural India

Introduction India’s digital landscape reveals a stark divide between rural and urban areas, exacerbating vulnerabilities to misinformation and disinformation in underserved communities. While urban India boasts 67% internet penetration, only 31% of rural residents are online, according to the India Inequality Report 2022. This disparity extends to gender, with only 15% of women having internet…