A quarter of Indian WhatsApp users are added to groups by strangers

Evidence

Most people reported that they were added by friends and family, but about 25 per cent of participants told us that they are sometimes added by total strangers. — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 335

Categorization

• QUESTION: Worth chasing: how does being added by strangers versus trusted contacts change how likely people are to believe forwarded content?
• XREF: connects to: Viral WhatsApp rumors triggered fatal mob lynchings across India — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects…, 320