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The BBC at 100

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What Does That Mean for Truth?

Technology is giving everybody access to broadcasting capability. What does that mean for truth, Gemma? I think it's just a kind of technology doing the same thing that different media have done since the inception of photography. How do we measure truth nowadays? Is it by someone who has a blue tick on Twitter or who has the most followers on TikTok ? That's an open question that we haven't really worked out which completely muddies the waters when it comes to trying to ultimately just find a truthful answer in Google.

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