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Welcome to this episode of the Speed and Scale Podcast, where we dive deep into the intersection of technology, politics, and society's urgent need for fact-based discourse. I'm very excited to have Alex Mahadevan on the show today. Alex is the Director of MediaWise at the Poynter Institute. He's also a good friend and a former colleague with whom I had the chance to work for a couple of years and learn a lot about bringing the best of journalism craft into such a dynamic and digital int...

Welcome to this episode of the Speed and Scale Podcast, where we dive deep into the intersection of technology, politics, and society's urgent need for fact-based discourse. Today, we're thrilled to have Katie Harbath, a global leader at the intersection of technology and democracy.Katie brings a wealth of experience from her time at Meta, where she led the Global Elections Team, overseeing the platform's role in over 200 elections worldwide. Her unique insights into the challenges and opport...

In this episode, we dive deep into the heart of information integrity amidst General Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) advancements. Joining me are two distinguished guests: Sam Gregory, the Executive Director of WITNESS, and Sabhanaz Rashid Diya, the Founder of the Tech Global Institute. Together, we explore the multifaceted challenges and pioneering solutions shaping the landscape of information integrity in the GenAI era. Tune in for a thought-provoking discussion on how technolog...

In this episode, I chat with the co-authors of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's recent report, ''Countering Disinformation Effectively: An Evidence-Based Policy Guide,'', Jon Bateman and Dean Jackson.We talked about different interventions to tackle disinformation, the challenges in data gaps, existing and forthcoming research on fact-checking, media literacy, and platform measures, and areas where additional investment is promising to generate impact at speed and scale. We even p...

In this episode, I chat with Valerie Stepaniuk, the Deputy Head of VoxCheck, a fact-checking organization from Ukraine.We talked about the disinformation tactics deployed by the Kremlin before and during their full-scale invasion attempt of Ukraine and how, as a fact-checking organization, VoxCheck identifies key narratives pushed by the Russian state and to what extent, if any, the recent Tucker Carlson - Vladimir Putin interview had any impact on the overall information landscape surroundin...

In this week's episode, I chat with Bill Adair, the founder of PolitiFact and a leader in journalism and fact-checking. Bill now leads the Duke Reporters' Lab, where he works on understanding and improving fact-checking.We talk about his journey from working at the St. Petersburg Times (now the Tampa Bay Times) to creating PolitiFact, a project that won a Pulitzer Prize and has inspired many, including me. We also discuss the challenges of fact-checking today, the role of technology in improv...