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German 'hoax map' fights migrant myths
Good. These poor people have been through enough without being demonized.
A German woman is trying to debunk false rumours and stories about migrants by creating an online "hoax map".
The map pinpoints locations where supposed incidents or crimes are said to have taken place, noting the date alongside a brief summary. It then provides a link to a subsequent news report in which the claims have been investigated and found to be false. There are 187 points marked across Germany so far, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reports. While sometimes the original stories - which often go viral on social media - are the result of information being taken out of context, often they are completely made up, the website notes.
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-35542304
