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TechFirst with John Koetsier

Fake news: the truth about lies

Apr 23, 2020
31:39

Fake news: the truth about lies .... what is fake news? How can you spot it? And what can we do about it?  

In this edition of TechFirst with John Koetsier, we chat with Mitch Chaiet, who is the Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship Coordinator at the University of Texas at Austin.  

We'll discuss computational propaganda, reality bubbles, and Misinformation, Disinformation, and Malinformation, as well as how to spot fake news and how to fight fake news. (Including how to bring it up with Uncle Bob, who won't like it if you tell him his news is fake.)  

We'll also talk about who creates fake news, and why. (Hint: there's a lot of money in fake news.)

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