Ep 1: A Guide to Misinformation and Media Literacy| Listen on Anghami

Jun 2021

Ep. 4: Solutions to Misinformation

The final episode in the series focuses on solutions in solving issues surrounding misinformation in the digital age. We hear from social media companies, experts working with civil society groups and organisations utilising technology to combat the harm caused by misinformation.

34m 26s

May 2021

Ep. 3: Challenges in Preventing the Spread of Misinformation

This episode examines the challenges in preventing the spread of misinformation and disinformation online. We hear from journalists, fact checkers and civil rights advocates on their work and how misinformation can lead to real world harm.

28m 15s

May 2021

Ep. 2: How to Talk to Friends who Believe Conspiracy Theories

An increasing problem in our digital era is losing friends or family to conspiracy rabbit holes. How should you deal with this? This episode explores how to use empathy as a tool in talking to a friend who is going down the conspiracy rabbit hole.

38m 54s

Mar 2020

Real Answers to Fake News

Fake news: It’s everywhere. But Google’s Jigsaw team is using data to tackle the problem head-on. -- This program is produced by Mission.org and brought to you by Splunk, the Data-to-Everything Platform. Splunk helps organizations worldwide turn data into doing. With solutions fo ... Show More

18m 11s

Sep 2023

Assessing the Problem of Disinformation

This episode features two segments on the subject of disinformation. In the first, Rebecca Rand speaks with Dr. Shelby Grossman, a research scholar at the Stanford Internet Observatory, on recent research that looks at whether AI can write persuasive propaganda. In the second seg ... Show More

33m 3s

Apr 2023

How to battle misinformation with Sander van der Linden

In the latest episode of Nature hits the books, psychologist Sander van der Linden joins us to discuss his new book Foolproof, which focuses on misinformation and what can be done to prevent people being duped, particularly by the falsehoods found online.We discuss how misinforma ... Show More

24m 6s

Jul 2022

Nina Jankowicz on what can be done to end disinformation

Nina Jankowicz, former Director of DHS Disinformation Governance Board, joins to reveal how the the latest trends in disinformation are becoming harder to solve. Then, Melissa Bell on how to reestablish trust in American media and how to find the line between informing while not ... Show More

42m 37s

Oct 2023

Spotting fake news online

BBC disinformation reporter Shayan Sardarizadeh talks to Tech Life about the spread of false information online during times of conflict, and how he verifies social media posts. An expert on electric cars answers your questions about EVs. We send our reporter out to sea to find o ... Show More

27m 17s

Jul 2021

Rapid Fire News: FB's right-wing algo, Tether update, giving Cuba internet, Powell on stable coins & more | E1247

News episode, Jason covers CrowdTangle's data headache (01:56), how the White House wants to crack down on social media misinformation (13:34), Florida Gov. DeSantis proposal for providing internet to Cuba (17:17), a $1B fund for creators (21:32), our Tether investigation (25:07) ... Show More

41m 44s

Oct 2020

Disinformation

These days, it’s not so easy to tell what’s true and what’s false on the internet. From trolls to Russian bots, there are a lot of tools being used to destabilize U.S. elections - and they are counting on regular Americans to click and share their false information. In this episo ... Show More

22m 13s

Dec 2019

How to fight lies, tricks, and chaos online

Verge reporter Adi Robertson talks to Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel about how to spot lies, false information, and trolling online and how to handle it as a user on the internet. Adi just published a guide on The Verge that details a system for slowing down and thinking about ... Show More

37m 12s

Ep 1: A Guide to Misinformation and Medi...