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The CEO said Snapchat doesn’t allow things like misinformation to appear in political advertising.

As the country goes to polls, Facebook ropes in experts to keep an eye on election posts.

The New Delhi-based Jog will report to Katie Harbath, Facebook’s public policy director, global elections.

The company revealed that it was yet to witness “anything in terms of coordinated behaviour in India".

Facebook is close to appointing an election integrity head, said Harbath.

Sources said the Facebook self-verification system would subject content that is circulated beyond a point to automatic fact-checking.

In some of the world’s biggest democracies — from India to Germany and the UK — the unit’s employees have become de facto campaign workers.

Political parties and candidates are competing with each other in breaking news and spreading messages via these outlets.

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