Misinformation | With Lisa Bortolotti, Quassim Cassam, and Cailin O’Connor

Information may be power, but misinformation appears to be usurping the throne. From COVID-19 to QAnon, misinformation is more ubiquitous and more dangerous than ever. But why is it so much more attractive to so many? Are there factors that make misinformation more (or less) likely to be believed? What draws people into the world of conspiracy theories? And if our media environment shoulders much of the blame, can democratic societies do anything to stem the flow of fake news? Quassim Cassam, Lisa Bortolotti, and Cailin O’Connor consider the world’s misinformation problem, its causes, and some potential solutions.

Speakers
• 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶
Professor of Philosophy, University of Birmingham
• 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗺 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗺
Professor of Philosophy, University of Warwick
• 𝗖𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗢’𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗿
Associate Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science, University of California, Irvine

Chair
• 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗵
Fellow, Forum for Philosophy & Associate Professor of Philosophy, LSE

Recorded on 26 January 2021

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