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Plastic rice. Death hoaxes. \\u2018Marry twice or go to jail\\u2019. How can journalists preserve audience trust in an era of social media and \\u2013 some say \\u2013 fake news? Do social media platforms have a responsibility to curb the spread of fake news? And can government censorship can ever be the answer?

The BBC\\u2019s Akwasi Sarpong and Didi Akinyelure debate the big questions with an audience in Malawi.

(Image: A stack of newspapers branded with a red \\u2018fake\\u2019 stamp. Credit: Thinkstock; BBC.)