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🇳🇬 Who are the fertility scammers targeting Nigerian women desperate for motherhood - and fuelling an underground trade in babies? #BBCAfricaEye goes undercover to investigate. 📽️ Watch the full documentary here: youtu.be/r62xSGw3kcI #CrypticPregnancy

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Despite the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, civilians who’ve been internally displaced in the south grapple with life away from their homes - and the scarcity of aid. But one woman is trying to solve the problem. My piece for today. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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How did a social media post about a strange-looking ship 🚢trigger an explosion of conspiracy theories? I have been investigating how false claims about last year's flash floods in Valencia spread online 👇 Watch here: youtu.be/Xa-a4udzZ4g?si…

How did a social media post about a strange-looking ship 🚢trigger an explosion of conspiracy theories? 

I have been investigating how false claims about last year's flash floods in Valencia spread online 👇

Watch here: youtu.be/Xa-a4udzZ4g?si…
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How big a problem is music streaming fraud? The US Department of Justice has accused musician Mike Smith of using AI tools and thousands of bots to fraudulently stream songs billions of times - taking millions of dollars of royalties which otherwise would have been paid to real

How big a problem is music streaming fraud? The US Department of Justice has accused musician Mike Smith of using AI tools and thousands of bots to fraudulently stream songs billions of times - taking millions of dollars of royalties which otherwise would have been paid to real
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Earlier this year, Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta would abandon the use of independent fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram in the United States. Instead, the company says it will be following X’s lead by shifting to Community Notes. But what does this shift really mean? Will

Earlier this year, Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta would abandon the use of independent fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram in the United States. Instead, the company says it will be following X’s lead by shifting to Community Notes. But what does this shift really mean? Will
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Unlabelled political ads, thousands of inauthentic accounts and mysterious comments - this was TikTok in Romania ahead of December's elections. Far-right candidate Calin Georgescu's shock victory in the first round of elections was annulled last year amid accusations of Russian

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What does the digital footprint of a smuggler tell us about his criminal activities? We’ve tracked one man held responsible for the deaths of several migrants aboard a boat that went adrift earlier this year. Listen to ‘From a smugglers TikTok to tragedy’ to hear more.

What does the digital footprint of a smuggler tell us about his criminal activities? We’ve tracked one man held responsible for the deaths of several migrants aboard a boat that went adrift earlier this year. Listen to ‘From a smugglers TikTok to tragedy’ to hear more.
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Unmasking the mysterious informer who aided President Putin’s efforts to crush dissent: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… Anna Korobokova boasted online of taking pleasure in denouncing hundreds of her fellow Russians to the authorities. But nobody had met her or knew who she really was.

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No, there isn’t a "white genocide" happening in South Africa - read more about our latest episode from Jonathan Griffin 🌎🌍🌏 and Mpho Lakaje on the BBC Verify Live page bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5yx…

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Judging by how often US President Donald Trump has repeated the slogan “Drill, baby, drill”, you might be tempted to think he coined the phrase. 🧵