AFP extends its fact-checking operation to Spain and Argentina
After Mexico and Colombia, AFP is expanding its Spanish language fact-checking operation to Spain and Argentina.
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After Mexico and Colombia, AFP is expanding its Spanish language fact-checking operation to Spain and Argentina.
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