The shocking outcome of the presidential election has spurred many journalists, pundits and politicians to look for some explanation as to why people voted the way they did. “Fake news” has been a particularly popular scapegoat with many have claimed that false information alone tipped the election in Trump’s favor. But is fake news as widespread and influential as some are claiming? Are political opinions that easily changed? Do our filter bubbles make us more likely to believe outlandish stories? Will Facebook’s new efforts to combat the spread of fake stories work? Will Rinehart, Director of Technology and Innovation Policy at American Action Forum, joins the show to discuss. For more, see his op-ed in Real Clear Future.
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#83: Europe's War on Google
#82: Tech Policy in Europe
#81: How Stuff Works: Software-Defined Networking 101
#80: FCC Comm'r Ajit Pai Dissents on Charter-TWC Merger
#79: Uber Shuts Down in Austin, TX
#78: Permissionless Innovation
#77: Facebook Bias? The Right Over-Reacts
#76: Little Rock's Taxi Monopoly is on Trial
#75: War on Drug Phones
#74: The Role of Phone Companies in Surveillance
#73: On Amazon's Design, Gov't Knows Best
#72: Regulating Bitcoin
#71: How Stuff Works: Bitcoin 101
#70: Auctioning the Airwaves
#69: TWC-Charter Merger and FCC Extortion
#68: Uber Settles a Lawsuit
#67: Killing the Cable Box
#66: Government Transparency
#65: Student Debt and Technology
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