Beware of Fabricated Video

We are rightly concerned about polluted air and water. But what about our polluted information environment? Claire Wardle is the co-founder and director of First Draft, a non-profit focused on research about misinformation. NPR summarized her TED talk with a Six Minute Listen.

Questions...

•According to Claire Wardle, what is a common feature of some of the most effective disinformation?

•What has led to the rise of misinformation?

•What damage was done by a fabricated video that claimed Pakistan's polio vaccination program harmed children?