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Olaokun Soyinka talks to Michelle Akande, Dunsi Strohschein and Kama Rogo about the impact of conspiracy theories on healthcare. Where do people turn for information? And how can we tackle such falsehoods in Africa?<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] With many Africans unable to decipher truth from fiction on the internet, conspiracy theories continue to make the rounds, even while we are in the throes of a global&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-style\" href=\"https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/event\/the-consequences-of-conspiracy-theories-on-healthcare-in-africa-panel-discussion\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19022,"template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[51],"class_list":["post-19020","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tribe_events_cat-panel-discussion","cat_panel-discussion"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Consequences of Conspiracy Theories on Healthcare In Africa (Panel Discussion) - Ake Arts &amp; 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