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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 28 Jul 2017

    The BBC is aware of a fake video circulating on WhatsApp about the #Kenya Election. This is NOT a BBC story. Don’t fall for #fakenews!pic.twitter.com/Asn9zdhy6A

    11:08 AM - 28 Jul 2017
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    • Femi Bankole Italia López Dante Harker Sheik Mornya ALOHA CR3W Sophie Berrington Byron Summers Albert Samai Ede-Boy
    47 replies 1,283 retweets 586 likes
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      2. George Rai  🍅 ☺ 💟‏ @raioptima 28 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Uhuru Kenyatta has sensed defeat now using propaganda total desperation.

        4 replies 8 retweets 15 likes
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      2. fweks‏ @OwokaSolomon 28 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        We call them colombia analytica or the 36 bloggers.. #jubileebloggers

        3 replies 1 retweet 11 likes
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      2. Sayi‏ @JustSayJohn 28 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        The Rogue Regime with their Propaganda. Now they want to use the military (KDF) to rig the elections. #KDFKeepOffElections #FakeNews

        1 reply 2 retweets 5 likes
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      1. Charles Inwani™‏ @inwani 29 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @OleItumbi I see your digital soldiers have been busy! #RAOnd1

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      1. 🅣🅤🅝🅓🅔 🅐🅢🅐🅙🅤‏ @tundeokeagi 28 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Fake news unlimited! Africa's do or die's end justifies the means election. Oh my!

        0 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
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      2. Never Trust A Tory (or the BBC)‏ @pplwhocantpark 29 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @EliotHiggins

        How could we tell? The BBC is now one of the less trusted news outlets around.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Eliot Higgins‏Verified account @EliotHiggins 29 Jul 2017
        Replying to @pplwhocantpark @BBCAfrica

        You sure about that?https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/mar/10/bbc-news-most-trusted-source-for-more-than-half-of-people-in-the-uk …

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. Never Trust A Tory (or the BBC)‏ @pplwhocantpark 29 Jul 2017
        Replying to @EliotHiggins @BBCAfrica

        To be fair that was a year ago, and I said less trusted not least trusted. Personally I used to passionately defend and trust the BBC.

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      1. #OndiekSenuor‏ @Wuod_Masiro 29 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Ask @OleItumbi the chief Jubilee regime propagandist. Sue this guy.

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      1. Hannah Mumina‏ @HoneyWaeni 28 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Thank you for clarifying this... #fakenews #CredibleElectionsKE #propaganda

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      1. African Watchman‏ @AfricanWatchman 28 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        This is why news outlets need to be objective in their reporting. @CNNAfrica @cnnbrk @RT_com @RFIAfrique @AJEnglish @FoxNews @cgtnafrica

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      1. Anthony England‏ @EbolaPhone 28 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @akwasisarpong

        #Kenya #fakenews Well, there's fake news but this sounds like 'forged news'!

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      2. Oluwatosin‏ @quadri_tosi 28 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        CNN

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      3. Amos Kituyi‏ @KituyiAmos 28 Jul 2017
        Replying to @quadri_tosi @BBCAfrica

        that of CNN is also Fake News!

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
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