Unspun Amanda Sturgill

Boys crying wolf aside, sometimes repeating a bold lie makes people more likely to believe it. In this week's Unspun, Dr. Sturg breaks down the big lie and guest Dr. Jennifer Mercieca talks about how politicians with no accountability to the truth are bad for democracy.

In this minisode of UnSpun, Dr. Sturg breaks down how press conferences work and how they are used to shape the public's view of what a newsmaker is doing.

In an MSW Media podcast crossover, the funny and insightful Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton, aka Frangela, join Dr. Sturg to discuss the lives of content creators and why you might find a comedian house party very strange. Plus, Dr. Sturg breaks down false analogies - bad comparisons of things that aren't really comparable at all.

It is always fair for journalists to include both sides? Dr. Sturg breaks down the history and future of objectivity in this miniepisode of UnSpun. Plus, test yourself with some newsmakers in a little logic review.

Both news media and news makers can do more to protect democracy. Dr. Sturg talks about the research on how elections get covered and the appeal to nature fallacy. Our guest: author, professor and NBC contributor Barbara McQuade talks about her new book and the ways that lawmakers could act to help audiences protect themselves from disinformation.

What's even worse for carrying disinformation than social media? Messaging apps! In this episode, Dr. Sturg reviews a deceptive tactic with some new clips and goes over the research on how apps like WhatsApp and Telegram make it very hard to stop Fake News from spreading.