About this episode

This episode discusses findings from disinformation researchers about our biases towards true and fake news.

In this episode, we sit down with three disinformation researchers whose new paper found something surprising about both our resistance and our susceptibility to both true news we wish was fake and fake news we wish was true.

More episodes of You Are Not So Smart

• 338 - May Contain Lies - Alex Edmans (rebroadcast) · April 27, 2026 · 40 min
• 337 - Cognitive Surrender - Gideon Nave and Steven D. Shaw · April 13, 2026 · 60 min
• 336 - The 3.5 Percent Rule - Erica Chenoweth (rebroadcast) · March 30, 2026 · 1h 4m
• 335 - Align Your Mind - Britt Frank (rebroadcast) · March 16, 2026 · 1h 13m
• 334 - Magical Thinking - Matt Tompkins (rebroadcast) · March 2, 2026 · 1h 19m
• YANSS 333 - Selective Perception - Jay Van Bavel · February 16, 2026 · 38 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the You Are Not So Smart podcast page.