Bengaluru Police filed an FIR against a Facebook page administrator after city mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun alleged that it was being used to spread fake news against her. According to the complaint handed over to City Police Commissioner Alok Kumar on July 20, the mayor alleged that ‘Modi Bhakta’, a Kannada Facebook page, was running a “misinformation campaign” that she is against the setting up of Ganesh pandals on roads. Also read|Echo chambers: Fake news fact-checks hobbled by low reach, study showsThe complaint also includes a couple of Facebook links of the posts. Mayor Gangambike added that the post “hurt her religious feelings” and has also led to “trolling and (her) husband facing baseless allegations”. AdvertisingBharadwaj told Indianexpress.com that she has been an active participant in the Ganesh festival.

Source: Indian Express July 21, 2019 10:41 UTC