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Misinfo Weekly
By Michael Simeone and Shawn WalkerEducation
Misinfo Weekly episodes
- Mask RumorsIn this episode, we look through some of the rumors surrounding mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic. We talk through their origins and reasons for popularity. Recorded May 2020
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31 min - Information Literacy Isn't So SimpleWe talk about strategies for fighting "fake news," and why they are becoming more and more ineffective
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46 min
About Misinfo Weekly
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Misinfo Weekly is an educational podcast for lay audiences dedicated to understanding misinformation in our time. Every week (mostly) we try to provide some perspective on current events in…
misinformation. The show breaks down basic and advanced concepts in mis and disinformation, as well as helps track and trace how misinformation events come to be. The show is collaboration between the Information Competition Lab, which Michal and Shawn co-lead, and the Unit for Data Science and Analytics at Arizona State University Library. Show conversations are aimed at late high school and beyond.
About your podcasters:
Michael Simeone is a Research Professor in the School of Complex Adaptive Systems at ASU. He studies the limits and capabilities of data science as well as how ideas circulate in different media. You'll find him on Twitter as @michael_simeone.
Shawn Walker is an Assistant Professor of Social Data Science in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at ASU. His research focuses on mis and disinformation and online resistance circulating in social media during social movements, protests, and elections as well as the related challenges of collecting, analyzing, and preserving data from social media platforms. You'll find him on Twitter as @walkeroh and online at shown.io.
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