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This week we travel to a future where there is so much fake news that nobody can tell what is real anymore. Are we already there? What happens next?

This week's guests include:

Amy Webb — Founder of the Future Today Institute, and author of  The Signals Are Talking: Why Today's Fringe Is Tomorrow's Mainstream. Amy explains that we've been here before, how technology is accelerating the pace of fake news, and what keeps her up at night.

Brooke Borel — a science journalist and the author of The Chicago Guide to Fact Checking. Brooke explains what we reporters can learn from science reporters, who've dealt with fake news for a while now, and how we can all be better fact checkers.

Enrique Armijo — an associate professor of law at Elon University where he focuses on the media and first amendment issues. He describes his trip to Rwanda, where they tried to crack down on dangerous journalism after the media aided in a genocide.

Some reading from the episode:

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