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The Faker and the Fact Checker

Trending meets two men who appear to be on opposing sides in the war against fake news. But are they really?

Anisa Subedar meets two men positioned on opposing sides in the war against fake news. American Christopher Blair makes his living by making up online news stories, and Belgian Maarten Schenk is dedicated to debunking them. The two appear to be natural rivals, but is everything as it first seems?

Presenter: Michael Wendling
Reporter: Anisa Subedar

(Photo: Fake News headline typed with a typewriter. Credit: Getty Images)

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Sun 28 Oct 201822:32GMT
BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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  • Fri 26 Oct 201821:06GMT
    BBC World Service except News Internet & West and Central Africa
  • Sat 27 Oct 201810:32GMT
    BBC World Service except News Internet
  • Sun 28 Oct 201800:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
  • Sun 28 Oct 201822:32GMT
    BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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