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Misinformation about everything from election fraud to Covid-19 vaccines is reaching millions of Americans through a popular but opaque medium: podcasts.Commentator Joe Rogan, whose podcast is the most popular on Spotify, has also used his platform to push unproven Covid-19 treatments.
Misinformation about everything from election fraud to Covid-19 vaccines is reaching millions of Americans through a popular but opaque medium: podcasts.
Disinformation is making its way to millions of Americans via a popular and non-transparent medium:.... According to the American think tank Brookings Institution, it is the program "War Room" of the former adviser to Donald Trump, Steve Bannon. The danger of this type of content lies in the fact that listeners seek programs that reinforce their own beliefs, but also in its almost intimate conversational format. About half of Americans listen to podcasts, with 87 percent saying they expect rigorous information, a higher proportion than other media.
NewsGuard is a self-appointed misinformation watchdog. It seems to be just one more way Americans are not allowed to think for themselves. Co-CEOs Steven Brill and Gordon Crovitz claim it is the [...]
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