Wole Soyinka
Victor Ogunyinka
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has warned that fake news could be so dangerous and it could lead to a world war, which might be started by a Nigerian.
Professor Wole Soyinka
Professor Soyinka, speaking at the BBC News symposium in Abuja on the theme ‘Countering Fake News’ said he had been a victim of fake news himself ranging from being pronounced dead to having several quotes attributed to him.
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“I’ve said this before that fake news may cause World War III and the fake news will be started by a Nigerian.”
VIDEO: Wole Soyinka speaks on being a serial victim of Fake News: from being reported dead several times to having fake quotes attributed to him. #BeyondFakeNews pic.twitter.com/4v76CmlUUu
— tolu ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) January 9, 2019
https://twitter.com/AyooAkanji/status/1082936110328750080
Wole Soyinka has tracked down one of his own faked Facebook profiles to Poland – it had a FB authentication – after legal challenge the owner said it was a ‘tribute to the literary icon…’ #beyondfakenews #abuja pic.twitter.com/ZnJcMIf0RI
— Jamie Angus (@grvlx001) January 9, 2019
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