The Reality of Fake News in Kenya
- Author:
- GeoPoll and Portland
- Publisher:
- GeoPoll and Portland
- Publication Date:
- 19 July 2017
- Tags:
- Kenya, Press and Media
The issue of fake news shot into the limelight in Kenya in April 2017, when a fake front page of the Daily Nation was circulated in Busia County during the recent primaries. The fake cover claimed that the Orange Democratic Movement aspirant Dr Otumo had defected to Jubilee. It was created to discredit the candidate on the day of the nomination.
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