Summary

Online misinformation in now flying around in various forms, threatening to derail the Nipah response. Quick and nimble coordinated responses start emerging.

Team

Executive Producer & Principal Investigator: Santosh Vijaykumar Podcast Producer: Amrita Singh Podcast Co-Producer: Aarti Sahasranaman Graphic Designer: Swati Sharma

Music Credits

1. “Under Cover” by Wayne Jones 2. “Dark Toys” by SYBS 3. “Resolution” by Wayne Jones 4. “The battle of 1066” by Patrick Patrikios 5. “Nocturnally” by Amulets 6. “Digital Dreaming”, Music by CO.AG 7. “One”, (Album: Navarasam) by Thaikkudam Bridge 8. “Raga - Dance of Music” by Aakash Gandhi

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