A new report from The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has found that recommendations made by Instagram during the peak of COVID-19 pandemic was pushing people towards misinformation about the virus.

Instagram drove new users to fake news, conspiracy theories during peak of pandemic: Report

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has rejected the study which said the country will hit the COVID-19 peak in mid-November calling it "misleading". ICMR took to Twitter to distance itself from the study and clarified that it is not the official position of the government body.

ICMR rejects claim that India will hit COVID-19 peak in mid-November

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Instagram drove new users to fake news, conspiracy theories during peak of pandemic: Report

ICMR rejects claim that India will hit COVID-19 peak in mid-November