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The War On Fake News

How to police the internet in the age of post-truth and alternative facts.

The internet is awash with made-up news stories. It’s not a new problem, but the highly charged US election campaign forced people to pay attention. This week on World Hacks we’re speaking to some of those fighting back against what they see as a threat to democracy: the fake news epidemic. We hear from guests including Le Monde’s Samuel Laurent, Democratic State Senator Bill Dodd of California, and Claire Wardle from journalism non-profit First Draft.

Presented by Sahar Zand

Produced by Harriet Noble

Image caption: Close up of a computer screen showing a web address, Image credit:Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images

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Sun 29 Jan 201709:06GMT
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