Send us a text CONTENT WARNING This episode of Unchecked deals with the sensitive topic of gun violence. SYNOPSIS Nick Suplina, Senior VP for Law & Policy at Everytown for Gun Safety joins Rachel and Dan to talk about the long-standing and persistent disinformation campaign by the gun lobby. Nick highlights the main messages and techniques in use, and we explore the challenges of celebrating prevention. Rachel describes the Lens of Despair and Dan digs into the Lens of Status Quo. STO...
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Send us a text CONTENT WARNING This episode of Unchecked deals with the sensitive topic of gun violence. SYNOPSIS Nick Suplina, Senior VP for Law & Policy at Everytown for Gun Safety joins Rachel and Dan to talk about the long-standing and persistent disinformation campaign by the gun lobby. Nick highlights the main messages and techniques in use, and we explore the challenges of celebrating prevention. Rachel describes the Lens of Despair and Dan digs into the Lens of Status Quo. STO...
Episode 5: Disinformation and cognitive bias, with David Dylan Thomas
Unchecked: The architecture of disinformation
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Episode 5: Disinformation and cognitive bias, with David Dylan Thomas
Send us a text SYNOPSIS David Dylan Thomas joins Rachel and Dan to talk about cognitive biases. David explains the fundamental attribution error, the framing effect, and the confirmation bias. All of these contribute to a skewed perception in which a person’s misconceptions about the world can be reinforced or exploited. The conversation leads Rachel to suggest the lens of manipulation and Dan the lens of belonging. + + + STORIES OF DISINFORMATION Mary Toft Dan quotes from Mary Toft; or the R...
Unchecked: The architecture of disinformation
Send us a text CONTENT WARNING This episode of Unchecked deals with the sensitive topic of gun violence. SYNOPSIS Nick Suplina, Senior VP for Law & Policy at Everytown for Gun Safety joins Rachel and Dan to talk about the long-standing and persistent disinformation campaign by the gun lobby. Nick highlights the main messages and techniques in use, and we explore the challenges of celebrating prevention. Rachel describes the Lens of Despair and Dan digs into the Lens of Status Quo. STO...
