Coronavirus Misinformation Is Spreading On Social Media. Will Facebook And Twitter React?

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Kenyans on social media have told off Cable News Network (CNN) about their coverage of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to the country.
Obama is scheduled to jet into Kenya on Friday for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2015, and Kenyans are highly anticipating his visit.In the pre-event coverage, CNN termed Kenya as a “hotbed of terror”; a statement that agitated Kenyans


This is not the first time that Kenyans have taken issue with CNN’s portrayal of the county. In 2013, CNN aired...

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Parties Now Take to Instagram, Facebook and Twitter for Votes
AllAfrica.com
As the election day nears and parties up their search for votes, Tanzania's politicians have taken to social media in their campaigns, complementing the traditional posters, billboards, newspaper, radio and television ads. Now all parties and their ...

Kampuni kubwa zaidi duniani za mitandao ya kijamii Google,Facebook na Twitter zimekubaliana kuondoa utupu katika mitandao yao

Which claims about the coronavirus are gaining the most traction in Africa?

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