A Movement to Fight Misinformation... With Misinformation

Wednesday 9 February 2022
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Birds Aren’t Real, a conspiracy theory with an apparently absurd premise, has become surprisingly popular in the past few years. But its followers were in on the joke: The movement’s aim was to poke fun at misinformation … by creating misinformation. Has it been successful? Guest: Taylor Lorenz, a former technology reporter for The New York Times.

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