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    Unspun

    Unspun is critical thinking about the news. Hear real examples, past and present, of newsmakers attempting to mislead you and understand how they manipulate the truth. Learn how to avoid being swayed by fake news and misinformation. Get Unspun, because you deserve the truth.

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    Episode 18: The Big Lie (feat. Jen Mercieca) May 07, 2024
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    If you repeat a lie enough, people may start to believe it. This idea of the big lie has been around for a while, but the last 8 years it has been so bad that fact checkers had to create a whole new rating level for how bad the lying is. Dr. Sturg breaks down the history of the big lie and shows how surrogates and supporters help to spread it.

    In the interview, author and professor Dr. Jen Mercieca breaks down Texas politics, explains how dead Greek guys have a lot to say about productive communication and how fraught the present moment is in politics and democracy.

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    Check out Demagogue For President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump

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    Detecting Deception: Tools to Fight Fake News

    We are #AltGov: Inside the Resistance on Social Media


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    Episode 17.5 Are press briefings PR? Apr 30, 2024
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    In this minisode of UnSpun, Dr. Sturg breaks down how press conferences work and how they are used to shape the public's view of what a newsmaker is doing. Plus, a logical thinking review.

    Washington Post article on Chanel Rion and OANN's presence at White House Press Conferences


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    Episode 17: The final word on bad analogies (feat. Frangela) Apr 23, 2024
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    Angela V. Shelton and Frances Callier, Frangela, host the very popular The Final Word podcast on the MSW Media Network. But the podcast is just one waypoint in an accomplished career in comedy and acting. The artists discuss the rewards and challenges they have faced in their careers, explain why representation benefits everyone and give the inside scoop on what happens at a comedian house party.

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    Detecting Deception: Tools to Fight Fake News

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    Episode 16.5: Should journalism try for objectivity? Apr 09, 2024
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    It is always fair to include both sides? Dr. Sturg breaks down the history and future of objectivity in this miniepisode of UnSpun.

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    Episode 16: Freedom from Disinformation (feat: Barbara McQuade) Apr 02, 2024
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    News media and news makers can do better at working to protect democracy. In this week's episode, Dr. Sturg breaks down the research on how media cover elections and gives some examples of the the appeal to nature fallacy. Then, author, professor and NBC contributor Barbara McQuade and Dr. Sturg talk about her new book and the ways that lawmakers could act to help audiences protect themselves from disinformation.

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    Episode 15.5: Why WhatsApp is great for privacy but bad for misinformation Mar 26, 2024
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    Trying a new episode format - single host minisodes! Let me know what you think!

    What's even worse for carrying disinformation than social media? Messaging apps! In this episode, Dr. Sturg reviews a deceptive tactic with some new clips and goes over the research on how apps like WhatsApp and Telegram make it very hard to stop Fake News from spreading. Plus, newsmakers are at it again. Hear some new clips to review a thinking problem we've already talked about on UnSpun.

    Here's a link to the Last Week Tonight episode mentioned on the podcast.

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    Detecting Deception: Tools to Fight Fake News

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    Episode 15: How do search engines work? (feat. Matt Diamante) Mar 19, 2024
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    Google and other search engines are an essential part of digital life. There's so much information online that we need help finding what we need. But that search doesn't give you all the information or even necessarily the best information. In this week's UnSpun, Dr. Sturg runs down the research on internet search and she and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) expert Matt Diamanté from Ontario's Hey Tony Agency go through what businesses will do to be at the top of the page when you search.

    Also, Dr. Sturg talks about the Fallacy of Composition - where excellent NBA players working together became a disappointing Olympic team.

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    Detecting Deception: Tools to Fight Fake News

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    Episode 14: How to spot misinformation (feat. Mike Caulfield) Mar 05, 2024
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    In this week's UnSpun, Dr. Sturg and author Mike Caulfield discuss how to keep yourself safer from the misinformation effect by being more aware of your own relationship to the facts you seek. Plus, Dr. Sturg goes over what a reporter means when she says "on the record" and gives some examples of false authority, which is when someone is put forward as an expert, but really doesn't have the expertise at hand.

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    CAIR Report on Oklahoma City

    Video of Washington Post reporter telling Project Veritas rep. she is being recorded

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    Detecting Deception: Tools to Fight Fake News

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    Episode 13: Are we addicted to outrage? Feb 20, 2024
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    Someone's need to feel validated and important can affect how they view the news, politics and even their own family. In this episode, Dr. Sturg talks with psychotherapist Nick Carmody about the interplay between emotions, beliefs and actions. Plus, she talks about how features like impact and bizarreness shape the news you see.

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    Detecting Deception: Tools to Fight Fake News

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    Episode 12: False Choice and Falsehoods Feb 06, 2024
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    One way newsmakers to get people to agree with them is to limit their choices so they look like the reasonable one. But they may not be reasonable at all. Learn about false choice this week, and then Dr. Sturg talks with author Teri Kanefield about her upcoming graphic novel "Firehose of Falsehood."

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