The reach of social media was once lauded for facilitating prominent social movements such as the Arab Spring uprisings against oppression, that spread across North Africa and the Middle East in late 2010. Now, it has been identified as a key medium for spreading lies.
Seven in 10 of 28,122 social media and messaging app users from 11 emerging economies surveyed last year by the Pew Research Centre reported being regularly exposed to blatantly false information online.
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