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The Lie Detectives — Part 2

Mar 27, 2024

Political consultant Mike Madrid joins the podcast to discuss combating disinformation in campaigns. Topics include learnings from foreign campaigns, turning lies into branding opportunities, Supreme Court actions in Brazil, AI usage in campaigns, and the challenges of determining online lies.

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Quick takeaways

International campaigns offer valuable lessons on turning misinformation into branding opportunities, as seen in Brazil.

The challenges of defining and identifying misinformation online raise questions about transparency and decision-making processes in combating disinformation.

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Discussion on Combating Misinformation in Campaigns

The podcast episode delves into the strategies for combating misinformation in political campaigns, focusing on experiences from international campaigns. It explores how tactics from campaigns outside the US, like in Brazil, have been adapted to combat misinformation. Examples include a Brazilian candidate turning lies about him into a branding opportunity and the Brazilian Supreme Court's efforts to fight disinformation.

Introduction

2min

Navigating Social Media Manipulation in Political Campaigns

12min

Combatting Disinformation through Community Support and Legal Interventions

18min

Navigating the Challenges of Digital Misinformation and Tech Company Responsibility

6min

Exploring AI's Influence on Political Campaigns and Disinformation

5min

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How do you win campaigns in a world awash with lies? And why do candidates and campaigns struggle to “use their normal brains” when those lies happen to start online?

In the second episode of this two-part conversation, join host Ron Steslow, Mike Madrid, and Sasha Issemberg to discuss the way Democratic political campaigns are adjusting to the challenges of the new information landscape, as Sasha’s reveals in his new book The Lie Detectives: In Search of a Playbook for Winning Elections in the Disinformation Age.

In part 2:

(01:53) What strategists learned about combating disinformation from foreign campaigns

(06:30) How a Brazilian candidate turned a lie about him into a branding opportunity

(17:50)How the Supreme Court in Brazil tried to fight disinformation

(30:00) Who gets to decide what’s a lie online?

(38:17) The use of AI in campaigns and disinformation

Read The Lie Detectives: https://www.sashaissenberg.com/the-lie-detectives

Read The Victory Lab: https://www.sashaissenberg.com/the-victory-lab

Follow Ron, Sasha, and Mike on X (formerly Twitter):

https://twitter.com/RonSteslow

https://twitter.com/sissenberg

https://twitter.com/madrid_mike