Fake News

The long and 'distinguished' history of fake news. Newsday. Audio, 00:03:57
Is fake news really such a new phenomenon?
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BBC World Service
Posted
12 November 2018
How big a problem is fake news in Africa?
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Africa
Posted
12 November 2018
How 'fake news' entered the mainstream. Video, 00:02:38
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US & Canada
Posted
12 November 2018
Africa Live this week: 12-16 November 2018, as it happened
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Africa
Posted
16 November 2018
Can these students in Nairobi spot 'fake news'? Newsday. Audio, 00:03:15
What do these young people check to verify a news story?
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BBC World Service
Posted
12 November 2018
Russian disinformation and the 'lab of death' Video, 00:10:51
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World
Posted
12 November 2018
Nationalism driving fake news in India
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World
Posted
12 November 2018
A year in fake news in Africa
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Africa
Posted
12 November 2018
What is fake news and can you identify it? Video, 00:01:54
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Technology
Posted
12 November 2018
Burned to death because of a rumour on WhatsApp
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Latin America & Caribbean
Posted
12 November 2018
The digital epidemic killing Indians. Video, 00:06:38
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Stories
Posted
12 November 2018
The Why Factor. Fact Checkers. Audio, 23 minutes
Why Fact Checkers are so important in the fight to combat fake news
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BBC World Service
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Meeting Kosovo's clickbait merchants
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Technology
Posted
10 November 2018
What is Fake News? Video, 00:00:24
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News
Posted
5 December 2017
Twitter accounts hacked in Elon Musk scam
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Technology
Posted
5 November 2018
Tech Tent: Is Twitter besieged by bots?
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Technology
Posted
2 November 2018
Fake Soros scares bid to draw US voters
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US & Canada
Posted
2 November 2018
Facebook finds more fake accounts from Iran
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Technology
Posted
26 October 2018
WhatsApp 'weaponised' in Brazil election
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Technology
Posted
24 October 2018
Fake news follows migrant caravan
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BBC Trending
Posted
24 October 2018
UK accused of 'fake news' complacency
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UK Politics
Posted
23 October 2018
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Is this woman's 'manspreading' video a Kremlin hoax?
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BBC Trending
Posted
20 October 2018
Is this woman's 'manspreading' video a Kremlin hoax? Video, 00:01:46
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Stories
Posted
20 October 2018
Elle magazine sorry after Kim and Kanye tweet
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Newsbeat
Posted
19 October 2018