Why Do We Fall For Fake News? with Dr. Nadia Brashier
Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness
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Is That an Expert or a Fake Expert?
Mae: How often do people actually click on the twitter account and check for signs that this might not actually be human? Ini, mae. What are common disinformation strategy is like bots, am just publishing tons of false things, an th they're not actually people. So there's this idea of inoculation. It sort of draws a parallel to getting a vaccine. Instead of debunking this one specific headline that turns out to be false, giving people a sort of tool kit ahead of time,. i think of the other thing when i was thinking about that question, is, like, what are the types of misinformation that you all are seeing?"
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