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Radio 4,1 min

Series Series 3

How to spot an online hoax

The Digital Human

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The internet is awash with hoaxes and historical half-truths pretending to be fact. It’s what prompted Professor T Mills Kelly to teach a course he entitled ‘Lying about the past’ at the George Mason University in Virginia. Here's his guide to spotting historical hoaxes online.

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