Kenya election: TikTok and disinformation - BBC Africa

15 Jul 2022

9:00 pm | BBC Africa

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TikTok is one of the most popular social media platforms among young voters but its role in Kenya’s heated presidential race is going relatively unscrutinised. BBC Monitoring’s Beverly Ochieng takes a look at how it works in the political back-and-forth between the leading presidential candidates. Camera: Anthony Irungu Editing: Suniti Singh Video produced by BBC Monitoring and BBC Africa Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

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