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    1. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Nov 13

      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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    2. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Nov 13

      2. This is one of those Facebook posts. It had 11 000 views and 900 shares. We’ve cut out the ending, which shows a man’s head hacked open.pic.twitter.com/weUMMa5LqN

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    3. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Nov 13

      3. This is another of those viral posts. We have blurred out the machete wound across this child’s face.pic.twitter.com/VaNb4iwkXd

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    4. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Nov 13

      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

      The aftermath of the attack in Jos
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    5. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Nov 13

      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

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    6. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Nov 13

      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

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    7. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Nov 13

      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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      BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Nov 13

      CREDITS: @briticoyemo , @CNorthcott1 , @danielsilas , @Bahaushee , @ChFrancavilla @Yaolri and @BenDoBrown contributed to this investigation.

      9:52 AM - 13 Nov 2018
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        1. Michael Doo  🇳🇬‏ @realmichaeldoo Nov 13
          Replying to @BBCAfrica @briticoyemo and

          That's why, I don't share just anything I receive. I make efforts to verify its authenticity. No matter the source, I still look for another better source. We should all be like me 🙌 Fake News kills, destroys and disunites a nation. Don't let it begin from you.

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        1. Ed Joyce‏ @EdJoyce Nov 14
          Replying to @BBCAfrica @briticoyemo and

          #Nigeria & #Facebook Nigerian police say false information and incendiary images on Facebook have contributed to more than a dozen recent killings in Plateau State - an area already torn by ethnic violence. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/nigeria_fake_news …pic.twitter.com/M98HnAudcM

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        2. James Atts‏ @jamesatts Nov 13
          Replying to @BBCAfrica @briticoyemo and

          But you NEVER answered the CRITICAL question: "WAS THE VIRAL VIDEO FAKE NEWS"? Did it actually happen or not? Did it happen in Central Nigeria or not? While not supporting mob action, it important for the BBC to be unbiased & not on the side of the obviously biased Nigerian govt

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        3. Daniel Adamson‏ @danielsilas Nov 13
          Replying to @jamesatts @BBCAfrica and

          Hi James. The answers to your good questions are here in the story >https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/nigeria_fake_news …

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        4. James Atts‏ @jamesatts Nov 13
          Replying to @danielsilas @BBCAfrica and

          OK, the photos/videos were fake, but SIMILAR INCIDENTS indeed did happen in that area and period. Technically, can we really say it was "fake news"? Not in support of distortions though.

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