# How fake news does real harm

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDLagos Ideas Search
- Speaker: Stephanie Busari
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, Literature and writing
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/stephanie_busari_how_fake_news_does_real_harm)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

On April 14, 2014, the terrorist organization Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok, Nigeria. Around the world, the crime became epitomized by the slogan #BringBackOurGirls -- but in Nigeria, government officials called the crime a hoax, confusing and delaying efforts to rescue the girls. In this powerful talk, journalist Stephanie Busari points to the Chibok tragedy to explain the deadly danger of fake news and what we can do to stop it.

## Lectures

1. [How fake news does real harm](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/stephanie_busari_how_fake_news_does_real_harm/28549f2ab220), 7 min (TED's player)