It's way easier to post fake news on social media and get a ton of clicks than it is to publish a fact check. So is fact-checking always the best way to fight misinformation? In this episode, we'll talk to Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia at the Univer

Debunking vs. amplification

Dec 19th, 2018 21m 55s

It's our job to fact check the news. But what is the line between correcting misinformation and amplifying it? In this episode, we'll talk to Ben Collins about how he reports on online extremism for NBC News. Then, we'll speak with Whitney Phil

Who is fact-checking for?

Dec 12th, 2018 18m 5s

In a world where facts are increasingly up for debate, who is fact-checking actually for? It's one of the biggest questions in journalism, and we're tackling it for our very first episode. First, Amy Sippitt talks about who reads stories from F

Introducing (Mis)informed

Dec 5th, 2018 52s

This is (Mis)informed: A podcast about fake news and fact-checking, hosted by Daniel Funke. Each episode, we talk to journalists and experts around the world to try and answer one big question about the battle against online misinformation. Com

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