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WURD RadioClaire Wardle - 5.16.25 Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon JonesClaire Wardle is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Cornell University. She is considered a leader in the field of misinformation, verification and user generated content. In 2015, Claire co-founded the non-profit First Draft, a pioneer in innovation, research and practice in the field of misinformation. She joins us to talk about an upcoming Ted Talk panel called Truth, Trust and The Media.2025-05-1815 min
Misguided: The PodcastBeyond the Buzzword: Rethinking Misinformation with Claire WardleToday’s guest is Dr. Claire Wardle, a professor in the Department of Communication at Cornell University and one of the world’s leading experts on misinformation, media literacy, and public trust in science. Over the past two decades, she’s trained journalists around the globe, worked with organizations like the UN and the BBC, and co-founded both the nonprofit First Draft and the Information Futures Lab at Brown University.In this conversation, we dive into the challenges of defining and labeling misinformation, the importance of clear communication during times of uncertainty, and the emotional and social reason...2025-04-1739 min
Truth, Trust and DemocracyEp 5 - Media and ElectionsIn this episode Michelle Ainsworth looks at why strong public service media organisations and local journalism are vital for keeping democracy in check at a grassroots level. She also explores the challenges facing political journalists who are working in an increasingly fragmented media landscape.She’ll talk to senior journalists and news executives, former US government advisors, information integrity experts and disinformation specialists.This episode includes interviews with:Tina Griego, Colorado News CollaborativeAssociate Professor Michelle Amazeen, Mass Communication, Boston UniversityDean Jackson, Democracy, Media and Technology Specialist...2025-03-0743 min
Die Sicherheits_lückeDesinformation im Kontext von WahlenDie Wahrheit an Fake News
Kurz vor der Bundestagswahl am 23. Februar 2025 sprechen wir über Desinformation und "Fake News". Wir unterscheiden verschiedene Arten von Falschnachrichten und überlegen, wie sich einzelne und die Gesellschaft gegen sie schützen können.
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bpb: Desinformation, Misinformation, Malinformation
Claire Wardle: Why Do We Fall For Misinformation? - Malinformation, misinformation, disinformation
HOOU Angebot: Ukraine-Krieg und Falschinformationen auf Social Media
HOOU Angebot: Gewappnet gegen fiese Social Media Tricks
Wikipedia: Deepfake
Deepfakes - Gefahren und Gegenmaßnahmen (BSI)
»Deepfa...2025-02-141h 00
extremely"We're in Trouble:" The 2024 Election and the Rise of DisinformationIn this special election episode of extremely, Oren Segal and Jessica Reaves sit down with not one but two (!!) dis/misinformation experts. Dr. Claire Wardle is an associate professor in the Department of Communication at Cornell University, specializing in user-generated content and misinformation, and Liz Landers is a national correspondent leading the disinformation desk at Scripps News, covering the impact of artificial intelligence, deepfake images and disinformation.Wardle and Landers tell us why this campaign is the worst on record for dis- and misinformation, what they’re most worried about and how things might play out on Election Da...2024-11-0431 min
PoliticologyENCORE: Misunderstanding MisinformationClaire Wardle (co-founder and co-director of the Information Futures Lab, and Professor of the Practice at the Brown School of Public Health) joins Ron Steslow to discuss the challenges( and failures) in improving our information landscape(02:12) Claire’s background and how it led to her research(05:52) Why terms like “misinformation,” “disinformation,” and “malinformation” have become less and less useful (08:45) How the real world doesn’t fit the framework of “misinformation” and “disinformation”(10:50) Why we share stories online and how that shapes the informati...2024-08-221h 22
Anchor Change with Katie HarbathBuilding Election Fact Checking CoalitionsDon’t forget to follow us on YouTube!This week Claire Wardle and Daniel Bramatti discuss their work in creating fact-checking coalitions around elections as a follow up to the guide we published back in April. They highlight the importance of collaboration and trust-building among news organizations and social media platforms. They also discuss the challenges they faced in handling misinformation during elections, such as dealing with blackouts and coordinating with tech companies. They emphasize the need for continuous adaptation and updating of strategies as bad actors evolve their tactics. Overall, they highlight the progress ma...2024-06-0644 min
Amare paroleEp. 47 - Misinformazione, disinformazione, mala-informazioneOgni giorno un motivo di indignazione collettiva. E se andassimo oltre il concetto di "fake news"?Per approfondire:
Vera Gheno, Bruno Mastroianni, Tienilo acceso, Longanesi
Vera Gheno, L’antidoto, Longanesi
Claire Wardle, Hossein Derakhshan, Information disorder: Toward an interdisciplinary framework for research and policy making, Council of Europe, Strasburgo, 27 settembre 2017
Walter Quattrociocchi et alii, Debunking in a world of tribes
l'articolo del Post La disinformazione è un problema diverso da come lo immaginiamo
Questo e gli altri podcast gratuiti del Post sono possibili grazie a chi si abbona al Post e ne sostiene il lavor...2024-03-1716 min
Amare paroleMisinformazione, disinformazione, mala-informazioneOgni giorno un motivo di indignazione collettiva. E se andassimo oltre il concetto di "fake news"? Per approfondire: Vera Gheno, Bruno Mastroianni, Tienilo acceso, Longanesi Vera Gheno, L’antidoto, Longanesi Claire Wardle, Hossein Derakhshan, Information disorder: Toward an interdisciplinary framework for research and policy making, Council of Europe, Strasburgo, 27 settembre 2017 Walter Quattrociocchi et alii, Debunking in a world of tribes l'articolo del Post La disinformazione è un problema diverso da come lo immaginiamo Questo e gli altri podcast gratuiti del Post sono possibili grazie a chi si abbona al Post e ne sostiene il lavoro. Se vuoi fare la tua parte, abbonati...2024-03-1716 min
AmanpourPro-Ukraine Russian volunteers claim more successPolls open this weekend in Russia for the presidential election, but the outcome isn’t in doubt. But Vladimir Putin is facing some resistance from his own people. Anti-Kremlin Russians based in Ukraine claim they’ve crossed into Russia and captured two villages. Matthew Chance reports. Also on today's show: John Sullivan, Former US Ambassador to Russia; Sayeeda Warsi and David Baddiel, cohosts, “A Muslim and a Jew Go There” podcast; misinformation experts Claire Wardle & Sam Gregory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2024-03-1459 min
In RealityWhy We're Losing the Misinformation War: The Information Futures Lab's Claire WardleIt was eight years ago, when Brexit and the US Presidential election showed how misinformation enables real-world damage. Since then, researchers, content managers, regulators, journalists and others sprang into action to counter misinformation and now misinformation pollutions is even worse. Why? Claire Wardle has some ideas. She’s been in the fight since the beginning. In 2015, she was the founder of the pioneering research and training organization, First Draft News. She’s led teams on misinformation and verification at the BBC, Columbia Journalism School, and the UN among others. She’s now the co-founder of the Information Future...2024-03-1237 min
Computer Says Maybe2024 Elections: Is AI going to wreak havoc?In this episode, we walk through how misinformation and disinformation has been used in past elections to impact outcomes, where we think AI might make a material difference in how elections play out this year, and where we think responsibility lies for the situation we’re in.This episode is hosted by Alix Dunn and Prathm Juneja, and guests include Sam Gregory, Josh Lawson, and Claire Wardle.If you have feedback about the episode or a pet subject that you might want to join forces to develop into an episode, please reach out. You can em...2024-02-1335 min
Screen TimeSharia CreepAfter Alexandre Bisonette was arrested for murdering six Muslim men in cold blood, investigators looked into his internet history and found that he'd fallen down a far right rabbit hole.In this episode, we take a step back from the pandemic to tell a story about online extremism, the political utility of conspiracy theories, and how misinformation can lead to bloodshed.With the help of Canada's Special Representative on Combating Islamophobia, Amira Elghawaby, and sociology professor Jasmin Zine, we unpack the cultural impact of the 2017 Quebec mosque shooting and M103, as well as the ,Islamophobia...2024-01-2425 min
None Of The AboveInformation Battleground: Disinformation in War with Claire Wardle and Steven Lee MyersIt’s always difficult to gather and verify information in times of armed conflict. But recently that task has gotten much harder. From Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza, journalists and consumers alike are inundated with intentionally misleading images, information, and narratives. The media ecosystem has become increasingly treacherous, with old photos and quotations taken out of their original context and offered as evidence in conflicts today. In this episode of None Of The Above, the Institute for Global Affairs’ Mark Hannah sits down with Dr. Claire Wardle, an expert on misinform...2024-01-0938 min
PoliticologyENCORE: Misunderstanding MisinformationClaire Wardle (co-founder and co-director of the Information Futures Lab, and Professor of the Practice at the Brown School of Public Health) joins Ron Steslow to discuss the challenges( and failures) in improving our information landscape(02:12) Claire’s background and how it led to her research(05:52) Why terms like “misinformation,” “disinformation,” and “malinformation” have become less and less useful (08:45) How the real world doesn’t fit the framework of “misinformation” and “disinformation”(10:50) Why we share stories online and how that shapes the informati...2023-10-041h 13
El Efecto McLuhanEP6: Fake News: Cuando la Mentira se Hace VerdadEn este sexto episodio de 'El Efecto McLuhan', reflexionaremos sobre las Fake News y la intrincada red de desinformación en el mundo digital. Descubre las perspectivas de expertos como Claire Wardle y Daniel Kahneman sobre este fenómeno que impacta nuestra capacidad para discernir en un mundo hiperconectado. Acompáñanos en este recorrido entre comunicación, tecnología y la veracidad en la era de la información.2023-09-1513 min
Health Literacy Out Loud PodcastArtificial Intelligence & Health CommunicationClaire Wardle, PhD, is co-founder and co-director of the Information Futures Lab and Professor of the Practice at Brown University’s School of Public Health. Wardle is considered a leader in the field of misinformation, verification, and user generated content. Among her many accomplishments, Wardle developed an organization-wide training program about eyewitness media for the British Broadcasting Company and was a Fellow at the Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School.
In this podcast, Claire Wardle talks with Helen Osborne about:
Artificial Intelligence (AI). When machines can do tasks that would...2023-08-0123 min
On the MediaOn the Trail With RFK Jr.Almost as soon as an armed rebellion flared in Russia last week, it fizzled. On this week’s On the Media, how the brief revolt compares to military coups from history, and how it’s different. Plus, how to cover a new kind of conspiracy theory candidate, and what it might mean for the country.
1. Naunihal Singh [@naunihalpublic], author of "Seizing Power: The Strategic Logic of Military Coups," on the brief rebellion in Russia, and how paying attention to the narratives in the aftermath of the mutiny is equally as important as the mutiny itself. Listen.
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PoliticologyMisunderstanding MisinformationClaire Wardle (co-founder and co-director of the Information Futures Lab, and Professor of the Practice at the Brown School of Public Health) joins Ron Steslow to discuss the challenges( and failures) in improving our information landscape(02:12) Claire’s background and how it led to her research(05:52) Why terms like “misinformation,” “disinformation,” and “malinformation” have become less and less useful (08:45) How the real world doesn’t fit the framework of “misinformation” and “disinformation”(10:50) Why we share stories online and how that shapes the informati...2023-05-171h 16
Talking JackRock Icons: Pink Floyd - Episode 3: Success in the 1970sIn the third episode of this Pink Floyd season of Rock Icons, we return to the band’s career, now in, what could be classed as, their heyday of the 1970s (including Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here – a specific next episode will be dedicated to The Wall). We will tour through their key albums of this decade and chart how success effected the band.
Sources Cited:
Blake, M. 2013. Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd (Updated). Aurum Press: London.
Fielder, H. 2013. Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall. Race...2023-03-071h 09
Sorry Who Are You4 Claire Wardle - Ballet, Burlesque & CasinosMacGyver Mann is joined by Claire Wardle this week. Hailing from Canada, they discuss her extensive resume in the entertainment industry, from being a ballet dancer since her youth, to managing casinos and dance festivals, Claire has amassed an impressive wealth of experience. Towards the latter end, they dip into how Claire is able to balance her seemingly-over-qualified abilities with the kindness and humility of a novice.You can follow Claire on instagram here:@clairelouisewardleYou can follow the podcast on IG here:@sorrywhopod2023-01-311h 03
Good Risings76.1. Grateful Grains: Everyday Slayers - Outsmarting TrollsThey're is a lot of misinformation and messaging trying to influence our behavior online and off.Dr. Claire Wardle is the executive director of First Draft, a nonprofit dedicated to educating journalists about reporting in an age of information disorder. Previously, she was a research fellow at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School; the research director at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School; the head of social media for the UN Refugee Agency; and director of news services for Storyful. Wardle holds a PhD in...2022-10-3107 min
Robson Laidler - Business StuffConsciously Connected | Ep. 48 Business Stuff PodcastIn this episode of Business Stuff, Martin Wardle talks to Claire Thew and Clare Blunt from Venture Zero about the links between sustainability and mental health, and how it applies to your business.
Some things discussed in this episode include:
- The links between sustainability and mental health
- How investing in the health of your team can benefit your business
- What ‘eco-anxiety’ is and how to combat it
- Easy first steps towards living sustainably
- Ways to influence others to practice sust...2022-10-1833 min
Agenda DialoguesTackling disinformation - how can we combat the lies that go viral?Disinformation is not new. Examples of disinformation and so-called fake news campaigns are plentiful. But with increasing fears about the cost of living – exacerbated by the pandemic and the energy crisis – it is now more critical than ever to tackle disinformation head-on.This podcast contains the audio from an Agenda Dialogue discussion at the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings 2022 on how the public, regulators and social media companies can collaborate to increase online safety. Participants: Adrian Monck, Managing Director, World Economic Forum Geneva (moderator) Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, United Nations Ra...2022-09-2944 min
Radio DavosTackling disinformation - how can we combat the lies that go viral?Disinformation is not new. Examples of disinformation and so-called fake news campaigns are plentiful. But with increasing fears about the cost of living – exacerbated by the pandemic and the energy crisis – it is now more critical than ever to tackle disinformation head-on.This podcast contains the audio from an Agenda Dialogue discussion at the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings 2022 on how the public, regulators and social media companies can collaborate to increase online safety. Participants: Adrian Monck, Managing Director, World Economic Forum Geneva (moderator) Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, United Nations Ra...2022-09-2944 min
Rhode Island ReportClaire Wardle on the disinformation epidemicConspiracy theories. Doctored photos. Outright lies. We’re inundated by disinformation online. And it's only going to get worse heading into the midterm elections and the 2024 presidential contest. Claire Wardle, co-director of the Information Futures Lab at the Brown University School of Public Health, explains what it all means -- and what we can do about it. Tips and ideas? Email us at rinews@globe.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2022-09-2920 min
Future of Journalism – a series by the Alliance for Journalists' FreedomFuture of Journalism - Ep 24 - Claire WardleA journalists' job, in part, is to shine light into dark corners. But how can they be effective when increasingly readers don’t read beyond the headline, and headline writers are driven by clicks? How can journalists cover disinformation and avoid becoming vehicles for it?
For our #FutureOfJournalism series, the AJF's Chair Peter Wilkinson talked to Claire Wardle, co-founder and director of the Information Futures Lab at the US-based Brown University which is focused on fixing the way misinformation harms people.
Watch this interview on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSBMdlXXPFU 2022-08-0810 min
Wonks and War RoomsPost-Truth Politics with Vinita SrivastavaVinita Srivastava is the senior editor of culture and society for The Conversation Canada, and host of the podcast Don’t Call Me Resilient, as well as a research associate with the Global Journalism Innovation Lab. This episode, Vinita and Elizabeth chat about post-truth politics and the idea that how people feel about information is sometimes more influential than the actual facts. They discuss differences between the facts contained in a story versus the perspective of who is telling a story, as well as the question of which stories get told, who gets to decide that, and the idea of...2022-04-2733 min
Original Thinkers PodcastJohn WardleJohn Wardle is Partner at the award-winning John Wardle Architects, a practice internationally renowned for making extraordinary buildings and places that matter. As a Partner at a firm of 100 people, John says he is as much a navigator as an architect. He enjoys drawing the many threads together to create something far greater than ever first imagined."An idea in its infancy is a fragile thing. It can be killed off with logic almost immediately. It must be allowed to be given oxygen. History reminds us of how influential original thinking can be, and how...2022-04-1124 min
Original Thinkers PodcastWelcome, Original ThinkersWe'll be interviewing some of Australia's leading creative minds from architecture, design, the environment, culture and business about what it takes to have an original thought, its impact, and how it endures over time. We'll also explore how creativity can improve lives and make a meaningful difference.originalthinkers.com.auLinks & Show Notes:Host: Claire Bennett - The Claire Bennett AgencyJohn Wardle ArchitectsBrodie NeillEpisode Sponsors:Tasmanian Timber2022-04-0302 minWonks and War RoomsInformation Disorder with Claire WardleClaire Wardle is a professor at Brown University and the co-founder of First Draft, a non-profit that focuses on misinformation and the tools needed to fight it. She and Elizabeth chat about information disorder, a term Claire helped coin. The term helps us think about issues related to mis- and dis- information as bigger than being about fact or not. Claire explains how it is actually much more important to think about the information environments people find themselves in, how they might be different from other people’s information environments, and how things like emotion and sense of community co...2022-02-2332 min
Scaling LawsThe Vaccine Misinformation ComethThis week on Lawfare's Arbiters of Truth series on disinformation, Evelyn Douek and Quinta Jurecic spoke with Claire Wardle, the co-founder and leader of the nonprofit organization First Draft and a research fellow at Harvard University’s Shorenstein Center. First Draft recently released a report on the information environment around the development of vaccines for COVID-19, and Claire talked about what she and her team found in terms of online discussion of the vaccine in English, Spanish and French. What kinds of misinformation should we be ready for as vaccines begin to be administered across the world? Why might fact-checking and l...2022-02-0351 min
DIPLOMATESDr. Claire Wardle – Lies, Damned Lies and Social MediaDr. Claire Wardle is a leading expert on social media, user generated content, and verification. Her research sits at the intersection of technology, communications theory, and mass and social media. Dr. Wardle is the co-founder and leader of First Draft the world’s foremost nonprofit focused on research and practice to address misinformation and disinformation. First...2021-11-1659 min
Diplomates – A Geopolitical ChinwagDr. Clare Wardle: The Info Wars - Lies, Damned Lies and Social MediaDr. Claire Wardle is a leading expert on social media, user generated content, and verification. Her research sits at the intersection of technology, communications theory, and mass and social media. Dr. Wardle is the co-founder and leader of First Draft the world’s foremost nonprofit focused on research and practice to address misinformation and disinformation. First Draft is housed at the Harvard Kennedy School. Misha Zelinsky caught up with Claire for a chinwag about the scourge of misinformation, why truth and fact matter in democracies, how we can inoculate people against falsehoods, how journalism can be reinvigorated at...2021-11-1659 min
The Trusted Web PodcastOrganizing the Fight Against Misinformation with Ferdi Özsoy, Program Manager, The Poynter Institute‘Fake news’ has multiple definitions, which can be a problem. Ferdi Özsoy helps to highlight the main types of misinformation, and how individuals can be best equipped with consuming online content. As the Program Manager at the Poynter Institute, Ferdi joins the show today to distill the core principles that drive the success of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) – a unit of the Poynter Institute dedicated to bringing together fact-checkers worldwide.The Poynter Institute is a non-profit journalism school and research organization located in St. Petersburg, Florida. Join our conversation as we explore the work th...2021-05-1232 min
The KickerSpecial Report: Post-truth and the pressRecently, Maria Bustillos had the opportunity to discuss “post truth,” press manipulation, and right-wing media lies with Joan Donovan, the research director of Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy, and Claire Wardle, the cofounder and director of First Draft, a nonprofit focused on addressing mis- and disinformation. Both scholars spend a lot of time in the muck with Fox News and its feeder conspiracies. “There’s a lot to be angry about,” Wardle said. Donovan: “This job is hell.”2021-05-0736 min