Dr. Kate Starbird: Disinformation in the Age of Social Media
Dr. Kate Starbird discusses the growth and threat of disinformation spread via the internet.
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Show Notes
Dr. Kate Starbird is an Associate Professor at the University of Washington, where she co-founded the Center for an Informed Public, which is dedicated to resisting strategic misinformation, promoting an informed society, and strengthening democratic discourse. Her academic research focuses on how people use social media platforms during crises such as natural disasters, mass shootings, and lately, antidemocratic insurgencies.
You can follow Dr. Starbird on Twitter at @katestarbird
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