Podcast episode about disinformation and protecting the precious democracy with Lee McIntyre

Truth Be Told: Disinformation, Denialism, and Protecting Precious Democracy with Lee McIntyre PhD

Original Air Date Wednesday, February 21 , 2024.

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As the 2024 election cycle begins, the amount of memes for and against political candidates in social media feeds will increase exponentially. Most of which will have been created by AI and will contain subtle influences designed to create polarization within the American voting public. Can you discern between a meme created for entertainment purposes and one created by a disinformation campaign?

To discover how to recognize the truth from fiction, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and an Instructor in Ethics at Harvard Extension School, Dr. Lee McIntyre. Lee talks about the inspiration for his book, On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy, and shares common practices and dissemination techniques of disinformation campaigns.

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Meet Our Guest:

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Lee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and History of Science at Boston University and an Instructor in Ethics at Harvard Extension School. He holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan.

 Formerly Executive Director of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University, he has also served as a policy advisor to the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard and as Associate Editor in the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

Book: On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy

Lee McIntyre — Protecting Precious Democracy:

  • The Capitol Attack of January 6th, 2021 was the inspiration behind Lee’s writing On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy. {2:41}
  • The origin of misinformation, disinformation, and denial and how they’ve been used to influence public opinion. {3:50}
  • Lee’s work with CIRCE assists people in gaining mental immunity and to fight back against disinformation. {17:21}
  • How disinformation spreads through the American public without being recognized. {22:20}
  • The connection between polarization and partisanism. {24:52}
  • Acceptance and belonging are important drivers for solidifying a belief. {29:31}
  • How disinformation campaigns attempt to create science deniers. {32:55}

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“January 6th really woke me up because I realized that this disease was not just endangering science, but also democracy.” @LeeCMcIntyre on @HHTalkRadio Share on X “Misinformation is an accident. Disinformation is a lie.” @LeeCMcIntyre on @HHTalkRadio Share on X “You can trace Russians trying to undermine Western confidence in science back even before Putin.” @LeeCMcIntyre on @HHTalkRadio Share on X “It's important for people to realize that they are not helpless in the face of Mis and disinformation There are things that you can do to get better at identifying it and fighting back against it.” @LeeCMcIntyre on @HHTalkRadio Share on X

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