Fake News

US-based NewsGuard is rating New Zealand's significant news sites for reliability - and even preparing ‘nutrition labels’ to warn users to treat them with caution. NewsGuard is also using human… Video, Audio

Two government agencies have revealed mounting concern about the intensity and the impact of online misinformation - and prompted loud calls for government action. But behind the scenes the… Video, Audio

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt says he knows why the last 10 years in America have been "uniquely stupid". Perhaps unsurprisingly, he lays the blame squarely on social media platforms like… Audio

Fake news – what it is and how do we spot it?  Audio

So when did jumping on Google pass for actual scientific research? And why has a tsunami of disinformation exploded during the pandemic?

We've all heard of them, and we might even know someone who's… Video, Audio

Clinical psychologist and health anxiety expert Dr Steven Taylor's latest book, The Psychology of Pandemics, is a groundbreaking treatise on the subject, but it was a book that many thought would… Audio

Most New Zealanders have been exposed to misinformation and are increasingly concerned about it, according to a survey by the Classification Office. The Chief Censor says it shows the need for urgent…

An independent research group says climate misinformation is the next major fight in the war against conspiracy theories. Helen Lee Bouygues - the founder of the Paris-based Reboot Foundation - says… Audio

As expected, outgoing US president Donald Trump is refusing to leave the White House without a fight, claiming his election loss to president-elect Joe Biden is the "worst scam in the history of US… Audio

Media networks were at last able to name the winner of the 'Race to the White House' this morning after treading water for days. Meanwhile the sitting President gave them all a huge headache: how to… Video, Audio

Fears that foreign political consultants and fringe parties would turn Facebook followers and fake news into votes in the election proved unfounded. The major parties mostly ran a clean game online… Audio

Technology commentator Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about the memo released by former Facebook data scientist Sophie Zhang that blows the whistle on the extent to which the tech giant ignored… Audio

The use of acronyms in scientific publications has spread life wildfire over the last 70 years, according to a study just published in the scientific journal eLife. Study co-author Professor Adrian… Audio

Fifty percent of New Zealanders say they have fallen for fake news, according to a survey by Netsafe. Chief executive Martin Cocker joins The Panel to discuss. Audio