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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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 …
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@briticoyemo , @CNorthcott1 , @danielsilas , @Bahaushee , @ChFrancavilla @Yaolri and @BenDoBrown contributed to this investigation.
Is this particular incident a fake news?
At this rate you wonder if the dark sides of social media far outweigh it's good side. Shame
Fake news is dangerous
Uhm! Information is power both rumour and genuine. Fake people with fake info.
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