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What is 'Fake News'?
We need to distinguish fake news stories - sometimes called click-bait, misinformation and disinformation. But what happens If you corrode trust in information - what happens to democracy? Claire Wardle - Executive Director of First Draft News - tells The Real Story's Ritula Shah why she is worried about the term and how it is used.
(Photo: Fake News on a tablet. Credit: Getty Images)
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