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Justin Arenstein

Africa, Georgia
As seen in: Medium, Daily Maverick, Mail & Guardian, PesaCheck
Investigative journalist & #CivicTech strategist. Manages pan-African innovation fund + tech labs. Founder at @Code4Africa + @afriLEAKS +@AfricanCIR +@PesaCheck

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Age of Disinformation: Building a next level bot to subvert Africa's elections

Age of Disinformation: Building a next level bot to subvert Africa's elections

A six-month undercover probe using extensive analysis of digital evidence to investigate the secretive global…

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Spin doctor red-faced over fake letter

Spin doctor red-faced over fake letter

We followed the trail of letters that got Sunday Times journalist Mzilikazi wa Afrika arrested and found they…

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Stadium show must go on

Stadium show must go on

Mpumalanga provincial authorities started building the province's 2010 stadium on the 118ha piece of land two…

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'Greed is eating into ANC's soul'

'Greed is eating into ANC's soul'

Mpumalanga Premier and ANC chairperson Thabang Makwetla has announced that he will not stand again for either…

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Phosa moves from the shadows

Phosa moves from the shadows

Mpumalanga is perhaps the biggest provincial winner of the revolution in the ruling party at its Polokwane co…

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FELLOWSHIPS: Research how lobbyists influence media

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By Justin Arenstein
| disinfo.africa
Are you curious about how our media watchdogs get subverted, by foreign nation states and other influence pedlars? Code for Africa (CfA) is recruiting a group of investigative researchers to dig into how foreign governments and industry lobbyists influence media policy and reportage.
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The Weekend Wrap

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By Shaun Smillie, Amanda Sperber Verified, Justin Arenstein
| Daily Maverick Verified
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Age of Disinformation: Building a next level bot to subvert Africa’s elections

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By Amanda Sperber Verified, Justin Arenstein
| Daily Maverick Verified
CODE FOR AFRICA / FORBIDDEN STORIES A six-month undercover probe using extensive analysis of digital evidence to investigate the secretive global disinformation-for-hire industry has unmasked a crusading investigative reporter, Anita Pettit, as a completely fictitious persona created by a shadowy Israeli private intelligence company, Percepto International, to smear opponents and subvert elections. For crusading investigative reporter Anita Pettit, “the truth has no secrets”.
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