Fake News

Dylan Reeve tracks down the source of the rumour that sparked vileness on the internet - and finds a young man full of regret and waiting for a call from police.  Audio

Technology correspondent Paul Matthews joins Kathryn to talk about how a massive transformation of the vocational education system might not prepare us for the changing future of work. He'll also look… Audio

In "A Thousand Cuts" award-winning documentary filmmaker Ramona Diaz tracks the way Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte uses social media to spread disinformation, persecute journalists and wage a… Audio

Kiwi music legend Dave Dobbyn has been using his lockdown time to pin down some new songs. He joins the show to discuss the beauty of limitations when writing music, the search for truth, and the… Audio

A group of people have been digging into the side of a country road near Huntly, in search of pre-Polynesian giants' skeletons. The group is yet to find any evidence of the 'tall ones' and experts say… Audio

How can we build up a more truthful picture of the world in the era of fake news, trolls, Trump and Putin? This is the question at the heart of Peter Pomerantsev's new book This is Not Propaganda… Audio

New Zealand Broadcasting School at Ara students ask how New Zealanders can protect themselves from fake news and stay vigilant in a coming election year Audio

In Truth: A Brief History of Lies, Deception and Total Bullsh*t, Tom Phillips, author and independent fact checker looks at the ingenious ways, throughout history, humans have managed to avoid telling… Audio

People point the finger at politicians, platforms and the news media for the spread of fake news and misinformation, but an expert tells Mediawatch the PR industry’s role usually goes under the radar… Video, Audio

Are New Zealanders able to tell the difference between real and fake news in the lead up the 2020 elections? Audio

Dr Andrew Klein explains how the medical research sector can clean up the scientific record and get rid of "fake data". Audio

Now the Queen might be doing the unimaginable. Handing over power to her boy Charles! Audio

It's a thing. Fake social media and news stories about disaster befalling the famous. And people believe it. Audio

More fake news. Ali Ventura looks at the study about bone growths which led to a flurry of stories about teens growing "horns" because of their cellphones. How did they interpret it so wrong? Audio

A Stanford University study has found that students find it difficult to navigate a sea of disinformation, and the majority can't distinguish between fake and real news. Lead author, Sam Wineburg is a… Audio

The Singaporean government is proposing a law where it will be the one who decides which news is "fake" and which is "real". With the ruling party having 80 per cent of the seats in parliament the law… Audio

After terrible tragedies, misinformation and fake news inevitably spread through social media. We invited Jordan Carter from Internet NZ to advise on what to do if someone you know is sucked in. Audio