
78: Forensic Linguistics, Really (with Helen Fraser, Georgina Heydon, Diana Eades, Seán Roberts, and Steph Rennick)
Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.
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Propaganda and the Fake News
Fake news can be used for a multitude of different purposes, not just promotion. If a government gets newspapers to spin the truth or spread outright lies that serve the government's purpose, it's propaganda. Not many people really genuinely use propaganda much anymore as in use the word 'propaganda' more often. Instead, we see disinformation, misinformation and weaponised fake use using far more often. What do you think? Head over to our website because language.com.
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