The Real Ways That 'Fake News' Shapes What We Believe

Twitterstorm of bots

Mark Riechers (TTBOOK)

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July 02, 2017

Everyone in your Facebook feed is falling for fake news–sharing it even when there's no way it can be true. They keep falling for it. But not you, right? You’re smart, well-educated. You can tell the difference. Or can you?

A Reporter's Journey to the Epicenter of Liberal Fake News

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Journalist Zach Beauchamps guides us through what he calls the "Russiasphere," the online world of liberal fake news.

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Computer scientist Filippo Menczer has evidence of a bot campaign targeting one of Twitter's biggest power users: President Trump.

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Journalism professor David Dennis on how popular conspiracy theories in the black community find their roots in abuses that actually happened.

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July 02, 2017
Guests: 

Zack Beauchamp

Journalist
vox.com

Filippo Menczer

Professor of Informatics and Computer Science
cnets.indiana.edu

Rob Brotherton

Psychologist and Writer
conspiracypsychology.com
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David Dennis

Journalist
theundefeated.com
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Kate Moore

Author
kate-moore.com
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Technology
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February 28, 2023