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Parsing disinformation in the Israel-Hamas conflict
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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Oct 25, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
The war between Israel and Hamas militants operating out of Gaza has produced horrific images, but also misinformation and disinformation about actions on both sides. This mis- and disinformation spreads through social media like X, the former Twitter, and confuses our understanding of what’s happening. On this episode of The Current, Valerie Wirtschafter, a fellow in Foreign Policy and the Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology Initiative at Brookings, discusses how disinformation spreads, how we can spot it, and how we can better consume information coming out of conflicts like the one in the Middle East.
Released:
Oct 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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