The Real Side of Fake News
It's a great quote. But it was before the internet existed, which has amplified fake news and propaganda, and threatens to drown out civil conversation.
Steven Rosenbaum is studying the fake news phenomenon as a member of the TED Residency in New York City. He is the author of Curation Nation, and the director of 7 Days in September, a documentary about the world after the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Jun 20, 2017 Steven Rosenbaum highlights the leading role that sites such as Reddit play as conduits for misinformation online.
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