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Jusper Machogu is a farmer from south-western Kenya who describes himself as a 鈥渃limate sceptic鈥�. He wrongly claims that climate change is a 鈥渟cam鈥� or a 鈥渉oax鈥� designed to hold Africa back. On social media, he has also become known as a staunch defender of fossil fuel exploration in Africa. His views have caught the eye of those in the West who, like him, deny the overwhelming scientific consensus on global warming. They have helped him grow his following and spread his message globally. But, in doing so, has Mr Machogu unwittingly become a tool for the fossil fuel industry? How dangerous is the message of social media influencers like him?