Fake twitter accounts being used to misinform public

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Media Monitoring

January 22, 2017

Fake twitter accounts being used to misinform public

Eyewitness News, 22 January 2017, Kgomotso ModiseJOHANNESBURG - Questions are being asked about the agenda of a few fake news Twitter accounts, with three media organisations being mimicked.Media Monitoring Africa's William Bird says these accounts are clearly aimed at using the media to create a misinterpretation of South African politics.Read the full article.

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