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Misinfo Weekly

Michael Simeone and Shawn Walkerlib.asu.edu

Misinfo Weekly is an educational podcast for lay audiences dedicated to understanding misinformation in our time. Every week (mostly) we try to provide some perspective on current events in misinformation. The show breaks down basic and advanced concepts in mis and disinformation, as well as helps track and trace how misinformation events come to be. The show is collaboration between the Information Competition Lab, which Michal and Shawn co-lead, and the Unit for Data Science and Analytics at Arizona State University Library. Show conversations are aimed at late high school and beyond.


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Michael Simeone is a Research Professor in the School of Complex Adaptive Systems at ASU. He studies the limits and capabilities of data science as well as how ideas circulate in different media. You'll find him on Twitter as @michael_simeone.


Shawn Walker is an Assistant Professor of Social Data Science in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at ASU. His research focuses on mis and disinformation and online resistance circulating in social media during social movements, protests, and elections as well as the related challenges of collecting, analyzing, and preserving data from social media platforms. You'll find him on Twitter as @walkeroh and online at shown.io.

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Episodes

Mask Rumors

In this episode, we look through some of the rumors surrounding mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic. We talk through their origins and reasons for popularity. Recorded May 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 01, 202031 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Information Literacy Isn't So Simple

We talk about strategies for fighting "fake news," and why they are becoming more and more ineffective Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 01, 202045 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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