Our first episode of Think Change, recorded in March 2022 just after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, explored how disinformation was shaping narratives around a fast-moving conflict. We asked who was producing it, how it spread through digital platforms, and how it influenced public understanding of war in real time. 

Three years on, to mark our 100th episode, we return to these same questions – which have become pivotal to understanding not only conflicts around the world but also international politics.

Information has become a battleground. Trust in institutions and the media is waning. And AI is transforming how narratives are created, amplified, contested – often faster than we can make sense of them.

In this special episode, leading commentators and thinkers reflect on what has changed since our first episode, and what happens to a society when its members can no longer agree on what is true.

Guests

• Sara Pantuliano, Chief Executive, ODI Global (Think Change host) 
• Lyse Doucet, BBC Chief International Correspondent  
• Lord Mark Malloch-Brown, Former UN diplomat & Former President of the Open Society Foundations  
• Ksenia Iliuk, Co-founder, LetsData 

Related resources

• Disinformation and the Russia-Ukraine War (Think Change podcast, ODI Global)
• A war on many fronts: disinformation around the Russia-Ukraine war (Expert comment, ODI Global)
• Has AI ushered in an existential crisis of trust in democracy? (Expert comment, ODI Global)
• Digital Societies Hub (ODI Global)