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#FakeNews and lies are amplified on social media | Daily Maverick

7 Dec 202023 Feb 2021CABC

Anti-foreigner hashtags continue to swirl around local Twitter, together with misleading claims and links to fake news sites. Don’t be fooled, warns a UCT research unit.

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