How does fake news spread so fast?│ Disinformation with Andrea G. Rodríguez

What would a time traveller from the past make of society today?
With everyone holding a smartphone, travelling by motor car, underground train or up in the air on an aeroplane?
One thing they might be familiar with, however, is fake news. It’s as old as history, explains Andrea G. Rodriguez in the latest episode of her series on disinformation.

Find out more:
“How false news can spread – Noah Tavlin”, TED-ed, 2016.

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