Why misinformation dominates our politics | Myriam François, Phil Collins, Aaron Maté, Inaya Iman

Описание: Journalists Aaron Maté, Myriam François, Philip Collins, and Inaya Folarin Iman discuss the role misinformation plays in our politics and news, and what we can do to address it.

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We want to be able to identify political facts from political lies, but it is becoming increasingly unknown how to tell the difference. Both sides in the last US election regarded the claims of the opposition as lies. According to Gallup research, 69% of Americans no longer trust mainstream media, and 85% are worried about misinformation online. But the problem goes deeper. It is not clear what misinformation is and how it is substantiated, since one side's facts are the other side's lies. The very label "misinformation" is sometimes itself uncovered as misinformation. Similarly, fact-checkers can themselves be a vehicle for a predetermined point of view.

Should we stop seeing politicians as liars and accept that rhetoric and propaganda will always be a part of democracy? Alternatively, should we double down on removing bias, and demand that truth be central to politics? Or should we conclude that objective truth is an impossible standard to reach, and accept that there are alternative, radically differing perspectives that are capable of being held as true?

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Aaron Maté is an independent journalist, author, and commentator known for his analysis of international relations and U.S. foreign policy. Writer-in-chief at The Draft, Phil Collins has held positions at almost every major newspaper in the country. Inaya Folarin Iman is a British political commentator, writer, and the founder of the Equiano Project. Myriam François is a trailblazing journalist, filmmaker and writer. She is also the founder of MPWR productions. Hosted by Sophie Scott-Brown.

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00:00 Introduction
00:56 Aaron Maté and the defence of facts
04:31 Philip Collins on the persistence of bias
08:25 Inaya Folarin Iman on what's new now
13:09 Myriam François and the rule of the powerful

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