Social Media and Medical Misinformation

In this episode, Renée DiResta, a researcher at the Stanford Internet Observatory, explains how the spread of malign narratives across social networks impacts public health. Renée has advised Congress and the State Department and has studied medical disinformation and the anti-vaccine movement. Renée regularly writes and speaks about the role that tech platforms play in the proliferation of disinformation and conspiracy theories. She has written and been featured in Wired, the New York Times, The Economist, Washington Post, and more.