Episode 70 - Disinformation, Conspiracy Theories, and Fact Checking with Shayan Sardarizadeh

The one where we interview Shayan Sardarizadeh, a journalist specializing in investigating online disinformation, conspiracy theories and extremism at the BBC World Service and BBC Monitoring.

Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:

https://pod.link/1647010767/

Here's are some of the sources and references from this episode:

Why some people are spreading false rumours about the Texas gunman

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65539698

Elon Musk: I will say what I want even if it costs me

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65609927

Ukraine war: Viral conspiracy theories falsely claim the war is fake

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64789737

'TikTok is having a bad war,' say disinformation experts

https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/tiktok-is-having-a-bad-war-say-disinformation-experts.946516

This is our current events recap program, where we offer our takes on what’s going on at the bleeding edge of the information war. Feel free to let us know what you think, suggest topics, etc. at didnothingwrongpod@protonmail.com, or in our group chat using the Substack app.

Thanks for listening,

Jay and Griff