Episode 103: The Political Rumor Mill
Political rumors are spreading across the country and the widening divide between parties is only making them more potent. Professor Adam Berinsky discusses where these rumors come from and what, if anything, can be done to combat them. For More on This Topic: Read Berinsky’s brief, What Works - and What Doesn’t - To Discredit Harmful Rumors And Correct Information Check out his feature and a web extra on an episode of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Further Reading: How a Citizen’s Initiative Review Improve Elections Where Voters Directly Decide on Policy Issues, John Gastil, Pennsylvania State University Episode 13: The Misinformation Age, Brian G. Southwell, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
