THREAD 1. In June 2018, a series of horrifying images began to go viral on Facebook in the Nigerian city of Jos. WARNING: This thread contains distressing content.pic.twitter.com/FUnkLQKWvo
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3. This is another of those viral posts. We have blurred out the machete wound across this child’s face.pic.twitter.com/VaNb4iwkXd
4. In the hours after these images went viral, a mob gathered on the streets of Jos. 11 men were dragged from their cars and killed. Some were burned beyond recognition.pic.twitter.com/BHCm8wazuG
5. One of those killed was Ali, a potato salesman and a father to 15 children. This is the wife he left behind.pic.twitter.com/Q4pbGkyzt4
6. This is the story of Ali – and of the role that "fake news" played in inflaming the anger that led to his death.pic.twitter.com/oV3JdsLvHx
7. #BBCAfricaEye investigates the impact of false information in central Nigeria – and asks what Facebook is doing to stop the platform being abused.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/nigeria_fake_news …
CREDITS:
@briticoyemo , @CNorthcott1 , @danielsilas , @Bahaushee , @ChFrancavilla @Yaolri and @BenDoBrown contributed to this investigation.
Whats all this over? This is so sad, NO ONE deserves this.
The language in this video though
I noticed same. The tongue.
@BBCAfrica Our Lord God is watching...I pray for all those suffering
This is not Nigeria
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