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How rumours of ‘genital shrinking’ triggered panic and mob violence in Congo

How rumours of ‘genital shrinking’ triggered panic and mob violence in CongoWorldPing

The WHO-backed Africa Infodemic Response Alliance later linked at least 17 killings to the rumours, though some incidents could not be independently verified…

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