Claim: Escalating hostilities between Malian forces and separatists have also spilled online as the rivals and their supporters battle to control the narrative via fake social media accounts and state-sponsored "fact-checking".The army, Tuareg-dominated rebel groups and jihadists have been fighting for territorial control in the north since the summer when the ruling junta ordered UN peacekeepers to pull out of the region. Tuesday's recapture of Kidal, a strategic Tuareg stronghold, represents a significant symbolic success for the military.
Fact-check: Malian rivals' power struggle spills onto social media
Verdict: malian rivals' power struggle spills onto social media
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Erin Flanagan
Date published: 2023-11-16T12:02:00