Free Speech, Election Lies, and the Fight Against Misinformation

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4.4 • 13.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Jon Stewart tackles the growing claims of election interference, with Elon Musk joining Trump’s narrative. The episode explores how “free speech” is being weaponized by both figures. Jon also sits down with Bill Adair, creator of PolitiFact and Knight Professor of Journalism at Duke, to discuss his new book “Beyond the Big Lie.” They dive into fact-checking in the misinformation age, social media’s role in spreading falsehoods, and the government’s efforts to combat disinformation.

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0:47.0	John Stewart. Thank you. Welcome to the Daily Show.
1:15.0	Oh, we got one for tonight.
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1:23.0	Bill Adair, founder of Politif Act, he'll be here on the program, but first, you may have noticed.
1:30.0	It's October.
1:32.0	The month we named for the Roman goddess Octomom. Obviously you may not believe
1:39.1	it's October because the Mets are still playing baseball. God I love them so much.
1:50.0	Now in election years, October is when everyone's on alert for an October surprise.
1:57.4	It's what they call it when major unexpected news alters the race in the home stretch of
2:01.7	the campaign like the access Hollywood tape, which if you remember,
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