When over half of Americans believe that the news they consume is biased, how do people in the United States separate the lies from the truth? What is fake and what is real?
In this week's 'States of Mind' podcast, Brian and Jackie go behind the term popularised by Donald Trump, how it is polarising politics further and the effect it will have on Election 2020.
CNN reporter covering disinformation, politics and technology, Donie O'Sullivan joins the podcast to talk about how fake news and synthetic media poses a real threat to democracies and elections.
As Donald Trump suspends his controversial coronavirus briefings after suggesting injecting disinfectant to combat Covid-19, Executive Director of the American Press Institute, Tom Rosenstiel discusses reporters’ efforts to get the truth from those briefings, how people have been losing trust in the media for a long time and outlines where it all goes from here.
To listen on iTunes click here
To listen on Spotify click here
We need your consent to load this rte-player contentWe use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences
