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For Fact's Sake

By: The Ferret
  • Summary

  • 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/ (https://theferret.scot/ferret-fact-service/)
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Episodes
  • How could 'fake news' impact elections in India?
    Mar 28 2024

    It's the final episode of our three-part For Fact's Sake series on elections.

    This week, we are looking at the biggest vote taking place in this election year: India.

    Ali and Paul spoke to Jency Jacob, the managing editor of BOOM, a fact checking organisation based in India and also covering Myanmar and Bangladesh.

    He explained the difficulties of fact-checking in an election that covers a billion potential voters, and the types of misinformation that voters in India encounter.

    We also have the second of our Conspiracy Dictionary segment, where Ali and Paul discuss chemtrails.



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    30 mins
  • What are the biggest fake news trends in this election year?
    Mar 14 2024

    It's part two of our mini series on the election year.

    In this episode we spoke to Tori Marland, from Logically Facts, about the potential trends in disinformation that we will likely see in the election campaign in the UK.

    And in our new 'Truth Tracker' segment, we discuss what is really known about Kate Middleton amid the controversy around her health and whereabouts.

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    28 mins
  • Will AI misinformation sway the general election?
    Feb 29 2024

    For Fact's Sake is back for a brand new series, kicking off with a special three-part look at the impact of misinformation on the upcoming elections this year.

    In the first episode, we spoke to Polly Curtis from think tank Demos about how AI could affect the general election, and democracy more widely.

    Demos has recently produced a report on the potential of AI to alter democracy.

    We also launched our newest feature, the Conspiracy Dictionary, with a look at the World Economic Forum (WEF)

    Show notes:

    • Demos' report into AI impacts is here.
    • Follow Polly Curtis on X here.
    • More information on conspiracies surrounding the World Economic Forum and the Great Reset here.

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    30 mins

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