
About this episode
This week, with just days to go before the Nov. 5 election, we take a fresh look at AI, social media, and some surprising trends in the spread of fake content and misinformation, with Danielle Lee Tomson, research manager for election rumors at the University of Washington Center for an Informed Public.
Guest host Ross Reynolds speaks with Tomson about AI, social media, and some surprising trends in the spread of rumors online.
Related links and stories:
- Substack: Election Rumor Research @ Center for an Informed Public
- New York Times: As Election Looms, Disinformation ‘Has Never Been Worse’
- Washington Post: Don’t say ‘vote’: How Instagram hides your political posts
Edited by Curt Milton. Music by Daniel L.K. Caldwell.
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