For Fact's Sake
A podcast by The Ferret
76 Episodes
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Are strategic legal threats killing good journalism?
Published: 6/22/2023 -
Is the far right taking over Elon Musk's Twitter?
Published: 6/1/2023 -
Why is deepfake porn so harmful?
Published: 5/18/2023 -
Why is bad diet advice online so dangerous?
Published: 5/4/2023 -
Why are conspiracy theorists obsessed with George Soros?
Published: 4/20/2023 -
How is the British far right weaponising misinformation?
Published: 4/6/2023 -
How did conspiracy theories lead to an attempted coup in Germany?
Published: 3/23/2023 -
Why is the 'incel' movement so dangerous?
Published: 3/8/2023 -
Is Russia losing the information war with Ukraine?
Published: 2/22/2023 -
Will ChatGPT make it easier to spread lies online?
Published: 2/8/2023 -
Why are young men drawn to Andrew Tate?
Published: 1/25/2023 -
Christmas strikes special w/ Eve Livingston
Published: 12/14/2022 -
Who Owns Urban Scotland? w/ Karin Goodwin
Published: 11/30/2022 -
Migration, Manston and the asylum backlog
Published: 11/9/2022 -
What is 'cyberchondria'? Health anxiety, misinfo and Dr. Google
Published: 10/26/2022 -
Anas Sarwar's NHS waiting times claim and Rhiannon Davies on Govanhill misinformation
Published: 10/12/2022 -
How do people spread a conspiracy like flat earth? w/Carlos Diaz Ruiz
Published: 9/28/2022 -
Can you be vaccinated against misinformation? w/ Sander van der Linden
Published: 9/14/2022 -
How do you know someone is an expert? w/ Prof Thora Tenbrink
Published: 8/31/2022 -
The energy crisis w/Fraser Stewart
Published: 8/17/2022
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/