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Ep. 22: Fake news - The other pandemic!
31 August 2020 . 55 mins 17 secs
Uncle, Please Sit! | Episode 23
Ep. 22: Fake news - The other pandemic!
About Episode
This week, on a fresh new episode of Uncle Please Sit, former journalists and comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani have yet another special guest - senior print and broadcast journalist and founder of the fact-checking initiative, Boom Live and Indiaspend.in, Govindraj Ethiraj.We've had the Covid pandemic since March, but if there's one pandemic that's even more rapidly spreading and as virulent, it's fake news and disinformation. With the spread of mobile technology and social media, what was once harmless gossip has now been weaponised for political agendas, social unrest and ratings and TRPs.On this episode, we speak about how fake news affects lives, businesses and communities, who's responsible and how it can be fought. Click through to hear more.Here's the Whatsapp Factcheck Helpline Number: 7700906588You can follow Govind on twitter: @govindethiraj (https://twitter.com/govindethiraj)Get in touch with our host Tushar Abhichandani on twitter: @YawnOkPlease (https://twitter.com/YawnOkPlease)Joel Pereira on Twitter: @pereirajoel (https://twitter.com/pereirajoel)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/... Show More
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