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How did Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit reveal the nonexistent writers spreading anti-France sentiment in West Africa?

Nonexistent writers publishing pro-Russian content in West African media is the subject of a recent Al Jazeera Investigative Unit film, Africa’s Ghost Reporters. So how does it all work, and who’s behind it?

In this episode:

• Justin Yarga (@y_jus), Journalist

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Chloe K. Li and Ashish Malhotra with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Hanah Shokeir, Melanie Marich, and guest host, Kevin Hirten. It was…