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In July, residents of a rural Indian town saw rumors of child kidnappers on WhatsApp. Then they beat five strangers to death. People spread rumors. People destroyed a village. People beat five strangers to death. The people involved in this need to take responsibility for their actions, or this will never improve. Pointing the blame at a foreign technology company is a cop out.Vicious Rumors Spread Like Wildfire On WhatsApp — And Destroyed A Village