“Lie Machines” in the age of Coronavirus

Future Tense

• Episode: “Lie Machines” in the age of Coronavirus
• Website: Future Tense
• Feed URL: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/feed/2883726/podcast.xml
• Duration: 00:29:08
• Published: 2020-05-31 02:30

Covid-19 is being weaponised in a new propaganda war against Western democracy, according to Oxford University’s Philip Howard. His new book shows that misinformation extends far beyond a few bad actors - there's a global industry behind the world’s problem with junk news and political misinformation. Also, we hear about new legislation that human rights groups say could expose Australian citizens to silent data requests from US authorities.