77 Episodes

  1. Why is the far-right spreading disinformation about French unrest?

    Published: 06/07/2023
  2. Are strategic legal threats killing good journalism?

    Published: 22/06/2023
  3. Is the far right taking over Elon Musk's Twitter?

    Published: 01/06/2023
  4. Why is deepfake porn so harmful?

    Published: 18/05/2023
  5. Why is bad diet advice online so dangerous?

    Published: 04/05/2023
  6. Why are conspiracy theorists obsessed with George Soros?

    Published: 20/04/2023
  7. How is the British far right weaponising misinformation?

    Published: 06/04/2023
  8. How did conspiracy theories lead to an attempted coup in Germany?

    Published: 23/03/2023
  9. Why is the 'incel' movement so dangerous?

    Published: 08/03/2023
  10. Is Russia losing the information war with Ukraine?

    Published: 22/02/2023
  11. Will ChatGPT make it easier to spread lies online?

    Published: 08/02/2023
  12. Why are young men drawn to Andrew Tate?

    Published: 25/01/2023
  13. Christmas strikes special w/ Eve Livingston

    Published: 14/12/2022
  14. Who Owns Urban Scotland? w/ Karin Goodwin

    Published: 30/11/2022
  15. Migration, Manston and the asylum backlog

    Published: 09/11/2022
  16. What is 'cyberchondria'? Health anxiety, misinfo and Dr. Google

    Published: 26/10/2022
  17. Anas Sarwar's NHS waiting times claim and Rhiannon Davies on Govanhill misinformation

    Published: 12/10/2022
  18. How do people spread a conspiracy like flat earth? w/Carlos Diaz Ruiz

    Published: 28/09/2022
  19. Can you be vaccinated against misinformation? w/ Sander van der Linden

    Published: 14/09/2022
  20. How do you know someone is an expert? w/ Prof Thora Tenbrink

    Published: 31/08/2022

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A podcast from Ferret Fact Service about truth and falsehoods on the internet. Ferret Fact Service is a fact-checking project based in Scotland. We'll round-up our latest fact-checks and discuss the best ways to spot misinformation, wherever it crops up. Find out more at: https://theferret.scot/ferret-fact-service/

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