Before the COVID-19 pandemic, fake news was mostly a nuisance and in some cases could be used to sway political opinions. Now, it is a matter of life and death.
People are dying, people are losing their jobs, businesses are shutting down, and generally not much seems to be going well.
Take South Africa for example. The country is reported as having the most COVID-19 cases in Afrika as well as the highest number of deaths. As if that is not enough, recent statistics show that unemployment, especially among the youth.
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