When a far fetched story about enforced polygamy in Eritrea began circulating, it captured attention across the continent. But in fact similar stories - all of them false - have cropped up in a number of countries since the beginning of the year.
And in each case, the way hoaxers spread the rumour on social media pretty much identical.
Tipo de fuente
webpage
Autor
BBC Trending
Título de la fuente
The polygamy hoax that spread from Iraq to Eritrea
Año
2016
Web
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-35430909
Observaciones
We can found rumour (British English) or rumor (American English)