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Trending: Fake Victim Images

Fake Victim Images

23/06/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Trending, Fake Victim Images

Why would people circulate fake victim images minutes after a tragedy?

A look at some of the fake victim images which are posted online in the wake of deadly attacks and disasters. Why would people circulate these images minutes after a tragedy?

We investigate some of the fake victim images which appear online in the wake of a deadly attacks and disasters. Who are the victims and perpetrators, and why are these images circulated?
 
Also on the programme, we take a look at the online groups of mostly men who swear off not only sex, but masturbation too. They operate under the banner ‘NoFap’, and discuss sexual health issues largely without the guidance of official medical advice. 
 
 
 
Presenter: Mike Wendling
Producers:  Kayleen Devlin and Anisa Subedar

(Image: A fake tweet, Credit: Tamara de Anda/Twitter)

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