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#KeepTheFactsGoing Episode 2: Are you complicit in spreading misinformation?

Join Africa Check on a fact-checking journey with its #KeepTheFactsGoing series! Each week we’ll show you how to get your facts in order before you share something online - in English and isiZulu.

August 25, 2021
Africa Check Less than a minute

Episode 2 looks at whether WhatsApp admins can be held liable for misinformation shared in their groups. We also provide guidance on what to do to stay socially lawful, and the consequences that may affect WhatsApp group admins should they allow false news within their groups.

Also see: #KeepTheFactsGoing Episode 1: Five steps to take before forwarding a message

 

This content was created by Africa Check, a non-partisan fact-checking organisation. View the original content here.

Also see: What the fact is Africa Check?

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August 25, 2021
Africa Check Less than a minute

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