About this episode
This episode explores various solutions to combat misinformation and conspiracy theories in the context of political campaigns and media.
Librarians in Ukraine. Rural newspapers. A tweak to social media algorithms. The infrastructure of a political campaign. All of these offer lessons about how to beat back misinformation and conspiracy theories. But are they enough to pierce the right-wing media bubble? This episode looks at solutions — from the anodyne to the unsavory — to defuse the engines of outrage and ultimately bring Americans back to a shared reality. Created and hosted by Ben Bradford. To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below: See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
People in this episode
Host: Ben Bradford
Topics covered
- misinformation
- conspiracy theories
- political campaigns
- media
- solutions
- outrage
Keywords
- misinformation
- conspiracy theories
- political campaigns
- media bubble
- outrage
- Ukraine
- social media algorithms
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NPR, social media, right-wing media
Places: Ukraine, rural
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