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World Service,28 Jan 2017,23 mins

The War On Fake News

People Fixing The World

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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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