In early March, after a wave of coronavirus cases struck a Muslim congregation in India, the hashtag #CoronaJihad went viral on Indian Twitter, and Islamophobic messages began to surge on social media. In one case, a false video showed purportedly Muslim men licking plates—allegedly to spread the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In reality, these men belonged to a community that strongly discourages wasting food. No one knows who crafted these false messages, or why. But anti-Muslim attacks increased after their release.

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新闻专题：寻找消除错误信息的疫苗。


3月初，在印度穆斯林集会出现一波新冠病毒感染病例后，#CoronaJihad 标签在印度推特上疯传，仇视伊斯兰的信息开始在社交媒体上激增。在一个案例中，一段虚假视频显示据称是穆斯林男子舔盘子，据称是为了传播新型冠状病毒 (COVID-19)。事实上，这些人属于一个强烈反对浪费食物的社区。没有人知道是谁制造了这些虚假信息，也不知道为什么。但他们获释后，反穆斯林的攻击有所增加。