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World Service,17 Feb 2017,49 mins

Is Journalism in Africa Threatened by Fake News?

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Africa Debate

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Plastic rice. Death hoaxes. ‘Marry twice or go to jail’. How can journalists preserve audience trust in an era of social media and – some say – fake news? Do social media platforms have a responsibility to curb the spread of fake news? And can government censorship can ever be the answer? The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Akwasi Sarpong and Didi Akinyelure debate the big questions with an audience in Malawi. (Image: A stack of newspapers branded with a red ‘fake’ stamp. Credit: Thinkstock; ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½.)

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