Mis- and Dis- Information with Nasma Ahmed

Season: 1 Episode: 8 [download this episode (MP3, 24.3MB)]

Nasma Ahmed is the Director of the Digital Justice Lab and she helps Elizabeth unpack what exactly mis- and dis- information are, why we need to question content we see online, and how a lack of trust in larger political systems plays in.

Additional Resources:

• First Draft has a number of very useful resources. Find some key definitions in Wardel's Fake news: It's complicated and check out this three part series on The Psychology of Misinformation.

• Marwick and Lewis with Data & Society also have a helpful report: Media Manipulation and Disinformation Online.