The Ways We're Being Manipulated Online + How To Tell What's True In The Wellness World & Beyond

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Today I’m delving into the pervasive issue of misinformation online, exploring the challenges of discerning truth amidst digital noise. We’re discussing the role of algorithms in amplifying inflammatory content on social media and media platforms, driven by engagement metrics. We’re also going to learn some incredibly important tools for media literacy, like the SIFT method by Mike Caulfield for quickly validating online information. As a longtime journalist and content creator, I’m giving insights into the impact of personalized social feeds, biases in search engines, and the need for skepticism and diverse sources in evaluating online content. This episode offers practical techniques to identify credible sources (including how to quickly read an article in a scientific journal) and encourages listeners to engage with community perspectives to counteract digital polarization. 00:00 Introduction 00:13 The Problem of Online Misinformation 01:47 The Role of Social Media Algorithms 02:22 The Impact of Inflammatory Content 05:53 The Psychology Behind Viral Content 07:11 Media Sites and Political Content 07:59 The Importance of Balanced Takes 08:56 Capitalism and Content Creation 10:58 The For You Page and Personalized Feeds 14:38 The SIFT Method for Fact-Checking 24:14 Rapid Fire Tips for Evaluating Information 26:09 Conclusion Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Order Liz’s new book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now! To join The Liz Moody Podcast Club Facebook group, go to www.facebook.com/groups/thelizmoodypodcast. Connect with Liz on Instagram @lizmoody, or subscribe to her newsletter by visiting www.lizmoody.com. If you like this episode, check out Ask The Doctor: Stress Edition—Exactly How to Identify and Eliminate Stress In Your Life with Dr. Samantha Boardman. This episode is sponsored by: Seed: go to seed.com/lizmoody and use code LIZMOODY for 25% off your first month. Shopify: sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/lizm. Manukora: head to manukora.com/lizmoody to get $25 off your Starter Kit. The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy. Formerly the Healthier Together Podcast. This podcast and website represents the opinions of Liz Moody and her guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for information purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions. The Liz Moody Podcast Episode 273. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello friends and welcome to the Liz Moody podcast where every week we're sharing real science, real stories and realistic tools that actually level up every part of your life.
0:09.0	I am your host Liz Moody and I am a best-selling author and longtime journalist. Today we are going to be
0:15.3	getting into a problem plaguing wellness and the world at large. How to tell what is true
0:20.8	and what is not online. We live in a world where quite literally
0:25.5	anyone can upload any video or write something and post it and it's incredibly
0:30.2	hard to validate whether the information in that content is reliable or not.
0:35.2	Across the internet and other media sources, there are different forces at play, trying to
0:39.6	manipulate our understanding of the truth for votes to make money to get clicks and views.
0:44.8	And then on top of all of that, there's AI generated images and videos which have gotten
0:48.7	frighteningly realistic and make the truth even harder to find.
0:53.0	In this episode, I'm going to share some really simple techniques that anyone can use to quickly
0:57.2	validate information that you come across on the internet.
1:00.4	I've worked in just about every aspect of media over the last 20 years from
1:04.8	traditional print and online media to running a newsroom at a startup to writing books
1:09.8	published by major publishers which go through a very intense vetting and fact-checking
1:14.6	process.
1:15.6	And for the last five years I've been a full-time content creator both on social media
1:19.5	where I've gotten insider access to contacts at Tik-Tok and Meta, and with my
1:23.7	podcast where I've gotten to interview, vet, and fact-check
1:27.0	best in field experts. This episode is going to be an amalgamation of my
1:30.9	own experiences and with the world's leading experts in media literacy
1:35.3	recommend.
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