Title
What's New. Tracing the Spread of Fake News. Episode 27
Creator
Cohen, Daniel J., (Daniel Jared), 1968- (Creator)
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.), Libraries (Creator)
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.), Libraries (Creator)
Contributor
Lazer, David (Contributor)
Language
English
Date created
February 19, 2019
Type of resource
Sound recording
Genre
Podcasts
Format
Sound Recording
Digital origin
born digital
Abstract/Description
Two years after a presidential election that shocked so many, we are still trying to understand the role that fake news sources played, and how a swarm of propaganda clouded social media. Now a comprehensive study has looked carefully at the impact of untrustworthy online sources in the election, with some surprising results, and some suggestions for how to avoid problems in the future. In the studio for this episode is David Lazer, Professor of Political Science and Computer and Information Science at Northeastern University. He is one of the authors of "Fake news on Twitter During the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election" which was just published in Science Magazine.
Related item
What's New Podcast
Subjects and keywords
Fake News
Propaganda
Social media -- Influence
Presidents -- Election -- 21st century
Propaganda
Social media -- Influence
Presidents -- Election -- 21st century
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