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#AustraliaFires: Twitter battles conspiracy theorists blaming bushfires on Arsonists

Australia’s bush-fires continue to rage through the country. Scores have died, thousands of homes burnt down and about a billion animals dead. But on Twitter, a coordinated campaign blamed the bush-fires on arsonists rather than the impact of climate change on the country. We take a look at how fake news on the bush-fires is spreading on the internet. #AustraliaFires #ArsonEmergency #FakeNews

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