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How India’s Ruling Party is Using AI to Boost Hate Speech in States Near Bangladesh

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Feed Name: Bellingcat

Date Published: 2026-03-31

Date Updated: 2026-04-19

Author: Pooja Chaudhuri

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Bellingcat analyzed social media posts by BJP state branches in Assam and West Bengal and documented widespread use of generative AI to produce hateful, anti-Muslim and anti-Bangladeshi imagery ahead of elections—reviewing 499 posts, identifying 194 that met the UN definition of hate speech and 31 with obvious AI-generated imagery—providing examples, context, platform responses, and political implications.

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