Disinformation Wars
The Europeans | European news, politics and culture
Katy Lee and Dominic Kraemer
4.8 • 162 Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2019
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
No, European governments are not handing out 'brothel vouchers' to immigrants; and no, the EU is not trying to ban bendy cucumbers. Euro-myths are as old as the union itself, but with elections just around the corner, setting the record straight feels more important than ever. This week's guest is on the frontlines of the fight against disinformation: Jules Darmanin, the coordinator of a new continent-wide band of fact-checkers. Plus: Julian Assange, Swiss democracy, and the world's greatest neighbours.
You can find the Fact Check EU website here in 11 beautiful languages.
That nice article about our former guest Flavia Kleiner that Dominic was talking about is here, and the Swiss podcast episode that Katy was raving about is available here.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to our latest episode of the Europeans podcast. |
| 0:23.3 | The podcast that believes that people might actually be interested in finding out what's going on across the continent. We tried to make a show that's |
| 0:29.8 | just a tiny bit entertaining along the way and some weeks that's easier than others, but it shouldn't be |
| 0:34.1 | too hard this week because I'm better. The luggy has left me. |
| 0:38.0 | Katie, did you catch it? |
| 0:39.9 | Kind of. |
| 0:40.7 | You might be able to hear I'm a little croaky and I am feeling a little delicate, |
| 0:43.9 | but I think that is mostly because it was our Luxembourg correspondent Nina Lamparski's birthday yesterday |
| 0:49.4 | and we may have gone out for a glass or two. |
| 0:52.8 | Happy birthday, Nina. |
| 0:53.7 | This is all your fault. |
| 0:54.7 | Oh, not again. |
| 0:56.6 | What's happening in Amsterdam? |
| 0:57.9 | Oh, not much. |
| 0:58.7 | I'm just stuck in rehearsals. |
| 1:00.0 | So, yeah, I'm sorry. |
| 1:01.1 | I've got a bit of a crazy, busy few weeks. |
| 1:02.9 | So Katie's interviewing alone this week, sad Katie. |
| 1:06.8 | I know. |
| 1:07.7 | But we got some good news this week as well, amidst all the busyness and the sickness, |
| 1:13.0 | we were shortlisted for the Spinelli Prize, |
| 1:15.3 | which is an award from the European Parliament that celebrates projects, |
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