This project explores the convergence of right-wing hate speech and panic around the Covid-19 pandemic in India. In particular, I study the Islamophobic reactions to the Covid-19 crisis in India, where the pandemic has exacerbated the right-wing rhetoric against Muslims through fake news circulating over social media platforms. Many viral videos and images have unfairly … Continue reading Hate in the Time of the Virus: Covid-19, Fake News, and Islamophobia in India