Why does misinformation spread faster than truth? | The Stream

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From bots pushing ready-made talking points, to AI generating information that isn’t always reliable, to pages distorting images and bending facts - online misinformation is everywhere. So how can people tell what’s real? And is it even possible to build immunity against misinformation in today’s digital world? Presenter: Stefanie Dekker Guests: Runa Engen - Editor-in-chief, Faktisk Jon Roozenbeek - Lecturer in psychology, University of Cambridge Marc Owen Jones - Professor of media analytics, Northwestern University Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #aljazeera #aljazeeraenglish #aljazeeranewslive

Published 2025-10-01 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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