Mike and John discuss the 'rootless' nature of the internet and the difficulties that poses to reaching the sources of information pollution. The explosion of pro-'Remain' accounts on Twitter and the problem of low quality news aggregation sites is also covered.

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Mike Hind & conspiracy theory chronicler Mike Rothschild discuss the many facets of a Trump-era classic - the 'grand unifying' theory of QAnon

Where we go one, we go crazy - a beginners guide to the #QAnon conspiracy

Something about the structures of online social discourse is changing us. Thi Nguyen sees similarities with the gaming world. Plus the 'expert finding' problem and more.

Game on! Quantified motivation & value capture: things we don't notice in online social life

Digital disinformation on the social web is not confined to the US and Britain. In this episode Gephi digital social networks visualisation expert Erin Gallagher discusses her findings from Mexico, Honduras and other countries in the region.

Ya basta! - a conversation with Erin Gallagher on digital information pollution in Latin America

#Moggmentum & #FreeTommy are two hash tags designed to promote and gain support for right wing talking points. But they are anything but organic in their spread.

#Moggmentum & #FreeTommy busted - plus the power of digital sleuthing

Mike and John discuss the similarities in the tenor, tone and approaches of the pro-European #FBPE Twitter community with those of the earlier pro-Brexit campaign.

Rhizome theory, Remainers and news pollution

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