In this episode I'm diving into the murky world of Social Media platforms (SMs).

I'll unpick the meanings of misinformation and disinformation, data mining and all the other terminology and explain Troll Farms and their lookalikes and where they are, why they exist and how this effects news gathering.

This episode looks at War and Weaponry.

Where are the wars? Where is military power concentrated? What are the weapons of chooice these days? And who makes money by supplying them?

This episode looks at Democracy: Where are they? What are they? And the different types of democracies across the world.

This is an Introduction to the Truth Matters podcast, audio essays which look at the facts associated with political, environmental and cultural topics.