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Africa: Vicious Online Propaganda War Plus Fake News Waged in Zimbabwe
The Conversation Africa, 24 July 2018
Fake news is on the upsurge as Zimbabwe gears up for its watershed elections on 30 July. Mobile internet and social media have become vehicles for spreading a mix of fake news,… Read more »
Vicious Online Propaganda War Waged in Zimbabwe
Fake news is on the upsurge as Zimbabwe gears up for its watershed elections on 30 July. Mobile internet and social media have become vehicles for spreading a mix of fake news, rumour, hatred, disinformation and misinformation. This has happened because there are no explicit official rules on the use of social media in an election, writes University of Johannesburg's Dumisani Moyo.
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Zimbabwe: Online Platform Steps Up War Against Fake News
The Herald, 20 March 2018
Zimbabwe's online national-fact checking platform (ZimFact), which seeks to reduce the circulation of false information on media platforms, was officially launched last Friday. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Fake News, the Readiness to Believe a Lie
The Herald, 14 March 2017
People have a propensity to look for that which confirms their own prejudices, ignoring that which contradicts their beliefs. Social media is now a cacophony of misinformation, and… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: President Mnangagwa's Son Denies Political Ambitions
News24Wire, 31 January 2018
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's son has reportedly denied claims that he is set on running for a parliamentary seat currently held by his mother, First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa. Read more »
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Higher and Tertiary Minister Jonathan Moyo has accused The Herald newspaper of carrying out a vilification campaign against him at the order of Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa. ... Read more »
