meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
KQED's Forum

How To Navigate Misinformation Online

KQED's Forum

KQED

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Distinguishing facts from unreliable or false information online is difficult for many of us. And the confusion affects all age groups, political parties and demographics, according to Stanford Professor Sam Wineburg, who writes that “if the internet is the information superhighway, then none of us were given driver’s ed manuals.” Wineburg’s new book, co-authored by Mike Caulfield, plans to fill that gap. It’s called “Verified: How To Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions About What To Believe Online.” We talk to Wineburg about how to spot misinformation, identify untrustworthy sources and become a more savvy internet user. Guests: Sam Wineburg, professor of education, Stanford University; author, "Verified: How To Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions About What To Believe Online" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Support for Forum comes from Rancho La Puerta, a wellness resort in Baja, California, just an hour from San Diego.

0:07.6

Three, four, and seven-night summer packages include fitness classes, hiking, live music, mindfulness, and culinary adventures, featuring fruits and veggies straight off the vine.

0:18.9

Special rates and offers are available for summer stays and first-time guests.

0:23.8

Saver summer at Rancho LaPuerta, rancho LaPuerta.com.

0:28.3

Support for Forum comes from Broadway SF, presenting Parade, the musical revival based on a true story.

0:35.7

From three-time Tony-winning composer Jason Robert Brown comes the story of

0:40.0

Leo and Lucille Frank, a newlywed Jewish couple struggling to make a life in Georgia. When Leo is

0:46.9

accused of an unspeakable crime, it propels them into an unimaginable test of faith, humanity, justice,

0:55.1

and devotion.

1:03.5

The riveting and gloriously hopeful parade plays the Orpheum Theater for three weeks only, May 20th through June 8th.

1:07.8

Tickets on sale now at Broadway, sF.com.

1:10.5

From KQED. From KQED.

1:29.3

From KQED in San Francisco, I'm Nina Kim. Coming up on forum, we like to think we're good at distinguishing real information from disinformation, fact, from fiction.

1:36.3

But according to Stanford Education Professor Sam Weinberg, we're really not, regardless of our age or political party.

1:43.3

He says if the Internet is the information super highway, none of our age or political party.

1:44.2

He says if the internet is the information super highway, none of us were given driver's

1:48.7

manuals.

1:49.9

So with wars raging in an election year upon us, we thought now's a good time for a reminder

1:54.8

of all the ways we can be duped and a skill refresher on how to avoid it.

1:59.5

When did you post or forward something that turned out to be

2:01.8

false? Or how do you check the veracity of a story or video that's dropped in your feet? Tell us after this

2:07.6

news.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from KQED, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of KQED and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.