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Self-Diagnosis via WhatsApp Forwards Is Delaying Real Treatment, Explains Livlong 365

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New Delhi [India], October 13: India now has over 1.03 billion internet users as of 2026, 68.5% of the population, and roughly 530 million of them are active on WhatsApp. A 2026 analysis of India’s online misinformation landscape found that health-related content is the single largest misinformation…

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