Episode 15.5: Why WhatsApp is great for privacy but bad for misinformation
Trying a new episode format - single host minisodes! Let me know what you think!
What's even worse for carrying disinformation than social media? Messaging apps! In this episode, Dr. Sturg reviews a deceptive tactic with some new clips and goes over the research on how apps like WhatsApp and Telegram make it very hard to stop Fake News from spreading. Plus, newsmakers are at it again. Hear some new clips to review a thinking problem we've already talked about on UnSpun.
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