In 2023, LIRNEasia led an International Development Research Centre and Data4Development Network-funded project to 1) understand election influence operations and measures to counter disinformation globally, especially pertaining to Asia; 2) map
actors who are involved in election related counter-disinformation actions in five countries in South
and Southeast Asia, and 3) document their past and upcoming activities related to countering
disinformation around elections. This research was intended to lay the groundwork for a network of
actors, enabling them to systematically work towards countering disinformation related to elections
and document the impact of their actions.
This report is the output of that project, and consists of a literature review of election misinformation and four country reports (India, Indonesia, The Philippines, and Sri Lanka) that explore the scope of election misinformation, legal and institutional safeguards, and case study of a counter-election misinformation initiative, in each country.
Election Misinformation in South and South-East Asia: The phenomenon and measures to counter it
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