About this episode

Melissa Goldin discusses the challenges of verifying news and combating disinformation.

Melissa Goldin, a NY-based News Verification Reporter and Editor with The Associated Press analyzes and debunks fake news. This episode was originally published on 24 July 2024.

People in this episode

Host: Alexandra Wrage

Guest: Melissa Goldin

Topics covered

• news verification
• disinformation
• fake news
• media ethics
• journalism

Keywords

• news verification
• disinformation
• fake news
• journalism
• media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Associated Press

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