India, May 6 -- Amid the ongoing debate around deepfake-fuelled misinformation, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed political parties to remove "fake content" from their social media platforms within three hours of such content coming to their notice.

In an advisory issued on Monday (May 6), the commission also warned political parties against misuse of AI-based tools to "create deepfakes that distort information or propagate misinformation".

The ECI directed political parties to "warn the person responsible in their party" for generating such synthetic content. The nodal election body also called on them to flag and report unlawful information and fake user accounts to respective social media platforms.

"The parties ha...