Intelligence agencies warn that AI-generated deepfakes could threaten electoral discourse ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections. Officials fear large-scale campaigns targeting rural voters through social media and WhatsApp, potentially overwhelming fact-checkers and spreading misleading political narratives across several Indian states
Although Meta has enforced strict guidelines to combat voter interference, threats of violence, and election misinformation on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, these rules have not been applied to WhatsApp Channels
