A writer of true fictions on social media, fake news and 'slow-jamming' the world

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A writer of true fictions on social media, fake news and 'slow-jamming' the world
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'Why has there not been a systematic interrogation of the norms that have determined that [social media] can become a conduit for murder — the very technology allowing me to see and talk to you right now could be responsible for us getting killed.'

is a Facebook-owned company and dangerous rumors and political falsehoods are spread so quickly using WhatsApp in India. It’s the main purveyor of fake news.

Much of your book recounts “true” — or at least real-life — incidents of ethnic or religious violence and government lies. The studies you cite are also real. Why did you feel you needed to mix journalism and fiction to get at the truth? I hope my book inspires people to ask, “What is fiction?” and “Why are your lies and propaganda not fiction but this book is fiction?”

No, I can’t change your mind, but I want you to know that there is a book. The names and the stories of the dead are in here. Every one of those stories is real and they are written down and will not be forgotten. Writing allows me to keep a record that brings some order to this incredible chaos and allows us to remember, because it’s not just attention spans — it is memory being wiped out by a continuous deluge of information.

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