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Source: BBC
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Nigerian police say false information on Facebook is killing people
By Yemisi Adegoke and BBC Africa Eye
Nigerian police say false information and incendiary images on Facebook have contributed to more than a dozen recent killings in Plateau State - an area already torn by ethnic violence.
When BBC Africa Eye got in touch with Facebook, the company disabled the account of a man in the UK who was spreading misinformation to thousands in Nigeria.
Facebook’s third-party fact-checking partners in Nigeria have committed just four full-time fact checkers to review false information, on a platform used by 24 million Nigerians.
Chapter One
FIRE AT THE ROADBLOCK
On 23 June 2018, a series of horrifying images began to circulate on Facebook.
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Nigerian police say false information on Facebook is killing people
By Yemisi Adegoke and BBC Africa Eye
Nigerian police say false information and incendiary images on Facebook have contributed to more than a dozen recent killings in Plateau State - an area already torn by ethnic violence.
When BBC Africa Eye got in touch with Facebook, the company disabled the account of a man in the UK who was spreading misinformation to thousands in Nigeria.
Facebook’s third-party fact-checking partners in Nigeria have committed just four full-time fact checkers to review false information, on a platform used by 24 million Nigerians.
Chapter One
FIRE AT THE ROADBLOCK
On 23 June 2018, a series of horrifying images began to circulate on Facebook.
-snip-
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/nigeria_fake_news
