<p>How did the internet become a tangled web of misinformation? Miles speaks to danah boyd, Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research, founder of Data & Society, and Visiting Professor at New York University. boyd offers insight into the history of misinformation on the internet and the role social media plays in the proliferation of fake news. It's an interview we did for our upcoming series on "junk news" for the PBS NewsHour.</p>

How did the internet become a tangled web of misinformation? Miles speaks to danah boyd, Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research, founder of Data & Society, and Visiting Professor at New York University. boyd offers insight into the history of misinformation on the internet and the role social media plays in the proliferation of fake news. It's an interview we did for our upcoming series on "junk news" for the PBS NewsHour.

<p>How did the internet become a tangled web of misinformation? Miles speaks to danah boyd, Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research, founder of Data &amp; Society, and Visiting Professor at New York University. boyd offers insight into the history of misinformation on the internet and the role social media plays in the proliferation of fake news. It's an interview we did for our upcoming series on "junk news" for the PBS NewsHour.</p>

Episode 7: Misinformation on the Internet - Untangling the Web

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Join Emmy award-winning journalist, PBS collaborator, and CNN analyst Miles O'Brien as he explores the biggest stories in science, technology, aviation, space, and the environment. With each episode of Miles Ahead, Miles brings his unique perspective, signature clarity, and a lifetime of curiosity to each episode, striving to make the future accessible, understandable, and fascinating. For even more of Miles's insights, subscribe to his Substack: https://milesobrien.substack.com/

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