Can Robots Detect Disinformation?
Can Robots Detect Disinformation?
We previously reported that robots can spew out new kinds of disinformation. But can they also help detect and flag it? ... Read more
1 Jul 2022
•
23mins
As Tourism Returns, These Southern European Countries Are Still Vaccine Champions
As Tourism Returns, These Southern European Countries Are Still Vaccine Champions
Our story from Malta has made it to the Solutions Story Tracker — a rigorously curated database run by the Solutions Jou... Read more
17 Jun 2022
•
24mins
Similar Podcasts
The Daily
Political Biases: What Role Do They Play in Disinformation?
Political Biases: What Role Do They Play in Disinformation?
Researching the benefits of situations where people come together to solve puzzles or make decisions, Cecilie Steenbuch ... Read more
3 Jun 2022
•
29mins
We Fact-checked VAIDS, a New Antivax New Conspiracy (Hint: It Doesn’t Exist)
We Fact-checked VAIDS, a New Antivax New Conspiracy (Hint: It Doesn’t Exist)
In this episode, we fact-check VAIDS, a made-up syndrome anti-vaxxers are using to scare people away from getting vaccin... Read more
20 May 2022
•
13mins
Most Popular Podcasts
The Joe Rogan Experience
TED Talks Daily
The Tim Ferriss Show
The Daily
Stuff You Should Know
Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Elon Musk and Twitter - A Disinformation Nightmare?
Elon Musk and Twitter - A Disinformation Nightmare?
Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter has prompted the WHO to make a statement on misinformation. Misinformation costs lives, M... Read more
6 May 2022
•
14mins
Wary of Russian Aggression, the Baltics Contain Political Falsehoods but Struggle with COVID Disinfo
Wary of Russian Aggression, the Baltics Contain Political Falsehoods but Struggle with COVID Disinfo
Disinformation warfare is not new to the Baltic States - and they have been boosting their preparedness since 2014 and w... Read more
22 Apr 2022
•
16mins
Are Antivaxxers More Likely to be Pro-Putin?
Are Antivaxxers More Likely to be Pro-Putin?
As part of our data investigation, we took a look at politicians' tweets in the Netherlands. We found that far-right pol... Read more
8 Apr 2022
•
21mins
Portugal: Is Europe’s Vaccine Hero Losing Its “Special Balance”, Allowing Right-Wing Parties to Flourish?
Portugal: Is Europe’s Vaccine Hero Losing Its “Special Balance”, Allowing Right-Wing Parties to Flourish?
After elections in January, Portuguese Socialists have secured an absolute majority, promising political continuity in t... Read more
25 Mar 2022
•
27mins
The French Elections are Coming up. Right-Wing Politicians Are Dominating the Vaccine Debate on Twitter.
The French Elections are Coming up. Right-Wing Politicians Are Dominating the Vaccine Debate on Twitter.
We used a custom Twitter scraper to collect and analyse the tweets of 12 candidate's slated to run in the first round of... Read more
11 Mar 2022
•
20mins
The Falsehood Firehose: How Russian Disinformation Actors Spread Propaganda
The Falsehood Firehose: How Russian Disinformation Actors Spread Propaganda
As Russia invades Ukraine, we revisited our conversation with Miriam Matthews, author of a report published last April c... Read more
25 Feb 2022
•
27mins
