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WhatsApp and Africa

WhatsApp and Africa

Another story of "fake news"

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Clark Boyd
Nov 12, 2019
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In this edition, we're talking WhatsApp. Specifically, the popularity of WhatsApp in Africa, and the credibility it has as a communications tool.

The Economist reported that WhatsApp was used by "propaganda secretaries" in the run-up to the Nigerian presidential elections.

Similar stories surfaced in Kenya and Sierra Leone during their respective election…

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