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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Addressing Disinformation in the 2024 Election

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

Comedy, Daily News, News

4.413.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Michael Kosta sits with University of Michigan Law School Professor Barbara McQuad to discuss the difference between misinformation and disinformation and her latest book, Attack From Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America.

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0:00.0

Hey everybody, John Stewart here. I am here to tell you about my new podcast, the weekly show coming out every Thursday.

0:07.4

We're going to be talking about the election, earnings calls. What are they talking about on these earnings calls? We're going to be talking

0:14.8

about ingredient to bread ratio on sandwiches. I know you have a lot of options as far

0:20.6

as podcast go, but how many of them come out on Thursday.

0:25.0

Listen to the weekly show with John Stewart, wherever you get your podcast.

0:30.0

You're listening to Comedy Central.

0:33.0

Hey, this is Roy Chang.

0:35.0

The Daily Show is off this week, but don't worry,

0:37.0

we put together some of our favorite moments from the show in case you miss them.

0:41.0

We'll be back with brand new shows on September 10th. Until then, enjoy

0:45.2

today's episode. My guest tonight is the University of Michigan Law School professor, former US attorney,

0:56.4

and author of the New York Times Best Seller, Attack From Within, How Disinformation is

1:01.2

Sabotaging America.

1:02.8

Please welcome Barbara McQuaid. Right.

1:19.0

Nice.

1:20.0

Look at this. There's a fist on the cover coming out of the center of America and I'm like

1:28.0

is that where the attack is coming from? Is it Nebraska right there?

1:30.5

Yeah, no, but it is a white right-handed fist. That's what the tech is coming from. Well, you know, where are we in the

1:36.4

disinformation in America? What does that mean? What is misinformation? What is

1:41.4

disinformation? What is disinformation? Yeah, well, disinformation is the deliberate use of lies to manipulate people and advance

1:47.9

an agenda.

1:48.9

Misinformation is kind of its unwitting cousin.

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