It's our final episode, and the gang is all here. Beth, Elizabeth and Kelly join up for one last time to talk about all they've learned in the three plus years since I Can't Believe it's Not News began. Join us as we talk about our journey and

The Fathers of Fake News

Nov 18th, 2019 1h 18m

We're back with our final episode of our series on the Family Tree of Fake News. This week we take a look at the fathers of Fox News, Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes. Both men have done extensive damage to media credibility and divided Americans

Slum Lords and White Saviors

Oct 30th, 2019 1h 9m

This week, in our 'Fake New Family Tree' series we are focusing in on two white hot fake news overachievers - Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham. Both contribute to the spread of misinformation from the most watched fake news platform, Fox News.

Call Your Dad; the Government is a Cult!

Oct 13th, 2019 1h 5m

This week we explore the broken branches of this fake news family tree- our current president and his Igor...I mean his VP. Trump and Pence may have literally nothing in common, but boy, are they willing to do anything to hang on to their curre

Limbaugh and Levine, the Duplicitous Duo

Sep 30th, 2019 1h 10m

We're back! Beth and Kelly are off and running this week on part two of the new series on the greatest fake news makers of our time. This week we turn the dial over to the radio - where we look at Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin. They're fightin'

Fake News Family Tree, Part One

Sep 16th, 2019 1h 8m

This episode Kelly and Beth take on a new series, where we look at fake news makers as opposed to the fake news itself. We think it's important to know who runs the behind the scenes for the fake news industry we see today. We begin by looking

False Memories and Fake News

Sep 3rd, 2019 57m 2s

And we're back! This week Kelly and Beth talk about fake memories and how they play a role in fake news and possibly the future of politics. Much of our discussion is related to a study entitled False Memories for Fake News During Ireland’s Abo

En(gender)ed - An Interview with Teri Yuan

Aug 18th, 2019 1h 4m

This week Beth and Kelly continue to explore the theme of when fake news happens to you... and we talk with Teri Yuan, from the En(gender)ed podcast about a syndrome called PAS or "Parental Alienation Syndrome". Trigger warning/Content Warning:

When Fake News Gets Personal

Aug 4th, 2019 40m 38s

Hey listeners, this episode we are taking a brief moment to talk about something that happened to us after we posted the last episode. We received a bunch of comments on Facebook from people who definitely had not listened to our show, yet felt

Smokey Eyes and Black Mirrors

Jun 24th, 2019 51m 8s

We're back! This week we're providing a fitting send off to one of our favorite lying liars by talking about - you guessed it! - the lies she's told us. Farewell Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and may the odds be ever in our favor...

Hear Yourself Think

Jun 11th, 2019 1h 3m

This week Beth and Kelly have guests! Dave and Erin Ninehouser from Hear Yourself Think join us to discuss how they started and how to bring reason back to the table. Beth originally heard about this great organization during our prep for our l

What Does the Fox Say?

May 27th, 2019 1h 6m

This week Beth and Kelly take a moment to appreciate Amazon Prime. Specifically the movie The Brainwashing of my Dad on Amazon Prime. Filmmaker Jen Senko explores the radical change of her once Democratic father to an angry right-wing fanatic a

Hit Me with Your Best Shot

May 12th, 2019 1h 6m

Welcome back! This week Beth and Kelly look at a topic that is pretty controversial - the Anti-Vaccine movement. Let's discuss why this misinformation campaign is so dangerous to the public's health, whether vaccines should be mandatory and jus

Under the (Russian) Bridge

Apr 29th, 2019 48m 48s

This week Beth and Kelly are back to talk about troll farms. Not just any troll farms either - we got you the best, most prolific Russian troll farm in the world - the Internet Research Agency - aka the IRA. Not like that other one. Or the othe

Wildfire and Murder Rumors

Apr 14th, 2019 46m 42s

In this week's episode, Beth and Kelly look into the popularity of the death hoax in its many, many forms. What is that, you say? Well, we'll tell you! A death hoax is a deliberate or confused report of someone's death that turns out to be inco

The Biggest Fool

Apr 1st, 2019 1h 2m

Happy April Fools Day! Beth and Kelly are back with a new episode about the stories that fooled them, and the story that fooled us all: Theranos and the magic blood test. Take a listen as they discuss #FakeMelania (Kelly is maybe still a believ

We're Going Deep

Mar 17th, 2019 54m 15s

And, we're back! Beth and Kelly return after a much needed break for a new episode about the dark web of youtube; yes, they are talking deepfakes this week. So, what are deepfakes? Let's get into it. Deepfakes are AI generated video that pret

That's a Wrap (Up)

Nov 26th, 2018 56m 14s

In the final episode of 2018, Beth and Kelly try to leave it on the lighter side by discussing some of the funnier fake news items of 2018. Why do so many fake news stories revolve around guys doing stupid stuff? You'll laugh, you'll learn, y

It's a Trap!

Nov 12th, 2018 52m 37s

This week Beth and Kelly talk about the fake news in the run-up to the November 6th election, and a tiny bit of post election fakery. Did Mueller sexually assault a woman in the past? Is the caravan full of criminals and people from the Middle

To the Source

Oct 29th, 2018 58m 31s

This week Beth and Kelly check in with Vanessa Otero, the creator of Media Bias Chart. The chart is now of version 4.0 and is working it's way to becoming an interactive web version along with an actual data company that will provide analysis o

How to Steal a District

Oct 15th, 2018 54m 45s

In this episode Beth and Kelly finish up their election series with a focus on a true threat to our democracy - gerrymandering. To give some context, gerrymandering, is the drawing of the boundaries of electoral districts in a way that gives o

We Believe You

Oct 1st, 2018 59m 36s

In this week’s episode Beth and Kelly decided to delve a little deeper into the subject of sexual assault. Trigger warning for possible discussions of rape and assault. If you need to skip this episode we entirely understand and ask you to do

The Voter Fraud Boogeyman

Sep 17th, 2018 1h 2m

In this week's episode Beth and Kelly discuss the questions surrounding voter fraud. Is voter fraud really an issue we need to worry about? Why does the GOP constantly remind us to be afraid of it? Why is DJT so invested in the idea, without a

A Campaign of Lies

Sep 3rd, 2018 1h

In this week's episode, Beth and Kelly discuss the history of deception in campaign advertising. Political ads are filled with misleading claims, and we wanted to find out why that's not against FCC regulations the way false claims in consumer

An Alternate Reality of Delusion

Aug 20th, 2018 55m 51s

In this episode Beth and Elizabeth - who is filling in for Kelly on vacation - talk about something *good* in the land of fake news. Wait. What? Yes - it's true, something good happened, a bridge was crossed... we think. In August 2018 App