Centre for Information Integrity in Africa For Facts' Sake

For Facts’ Sake Ep3: Misinformation, news and genocide denial

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Coverage of Gaza has been a massive challenge for the media in a
time of disinformation and genocide denial. We focus on what journalists
can do about it and what happens when legacy media gets it wrong.

For Facts' Sake is hosted by Tebadi Mmotla and produced by Charles Leonard on behalf of the Centre for Information Integrity in Africa (CINIA) at Stellenbosch University.
9 Sep English South Africa News Commentary · Tech News

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