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The Inoculation -- Vaccine Misinformation and Society

A podcast that explores the intersection of anti-vaccine beliefs, technology, and politics. We report on how misinformation, disinformation and fake news are constructed and how they spread. We talk t... Read more

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Can Robots Detect Disinformation?

Can Robots Detect Disinformation?

We previously reported that robots can spew out new kinds of disinformation. But can they also help detect and flag it? ... Read more

1 Jul 2022

23mins

Ranked #2

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As Tourism Returns, These Southern European Countries Are Still Vaccine Champions

As Tourism Returns, These Southern European Countries Are Still Vaccine Champions

Our story from Malta has made it to the Solutions Story Tracker — a rigorously curated database run by the Solutions Jou... Read more

17 Jun 2022

24mins

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Political Biases: What Role Do They Play in Disinformation?

Political Biases: What Role Do They Play in Disinformation?

Researching the benefits of situations where people come together to solve puzzles or make decisions, Cecilie Steenbuch ... Read more

3 Jun 2022

29mins

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We Fact-checked VAIDS, a New Antivax New Conspiracy (Hint: It Doesn’t Exist)

We Fact-checked VAIDS, a New Antivax New Conspiracy (Hint: It Doesn’t Exist)

In this episode, we fact-check VAIDS, a made-up syndrome anti-vaxxers are using to scare people away from getting vaccin... Read more

20 May 2022

13mins

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Elon Musk and Twitter - A Disinformation Nightmare?

Elon Musk and Twitter - A Disinformation Nightmare?

Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter has prompted the WHO to make a statement on misinformation. Misinformation costs lives, M... Read more

6 May 2022

14mins

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Wary of Russian Aggression, the Baltics Contain Political Falsehoods but Struggle with COVID Disinfo

Wary of Russian Aggression, the Baltics Contain Political Falsehoods but Struggle with COVID Disinfo

Disinformation warfare is not new to the Baltic States - and they have been boosting their preparedness since 2014 and w... Read more

22 Apr 2022

16mins

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Are Antivaxxers More Likely to be Pro-Putin?

Are Antivaxxers More Likely to be Pro-Putin?

As part of our data investigation, we took a look at politicians' tweets in the Netherlands. We found that far-right pol... Read more

8 Apr 2022

21mins

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Portugal: Is Europe’s Vaccine Hero Losing Its “Special Balance”, Allowing Right-Wing Parties to Flourish?

Portugal: Is Europe’s Vaccine Hero Losing Its “Special Balance”, Allowing Right-Wing Parties to Flourish?

After elections in January, Portuguese Socialists have secured an absolute majority, promising political continuity in t... Read more

25 Mar 2022

27mins

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The French Elections are Coming up. Right-Wing Politicians Are Dominating the Vaccine Debate on Twitter.

The French Elections are Coming up. Right-Wing Politicians Are Dominating the Vaccine Debate on Twitter.

We used a custom Twitter scraper to collect and analyse the tweets of 12 candidate's slated to run in the first round of... Read more

11 Mar 2022

20mins

Ranked #10

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The Falsehood Firehose: How Russian Disinformation Actors Spread Propaganda

The Falsehood Firehose: How Russian Disinformation Actors Spread Propaganda

As Russia invades Ukraine, we revisited our conversation with Miriam Matthews, author of a report published last April c... Read more

25 Feb 2022

27mins

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