Investigating Fake News and Foreign Influence

A freelance journalist uncovers a fabricated news story falsely implicating a Senegalese presidential candidate of corruption, allegedly influenced by foreign companies offering oil contracts. The journalist delves into the story's origins, revealing attempts to pay for its publication and the subsequent removal of the damaging article. The chapter highlights the confusion and challenges faced by the journalist as their name becomes wrongly associated with controversial news stories linking Sanco and British firm Tullu Oil, prompting further investigation in Senegal.