The covid-19 pandemic is kicking conspiracy theories into high gear. We chat to Tobias Keller about how you can spot disinformation; what you (and big tech) should do about it; and how the “Truth Sandwich” approach is the best way to respond when your aunty brings it up at dinner.

Tobias Keller is visiting postdoctoral fellow at the Digital Media Research Centre at the Queensland University of Technology

[Aired 10:30AM May 9 2020]

Further info:

Tobias Keller & Rosalie Gillett, The Conversation: Why is it so hard to stop COVID-19 misinformation spreading on social media?

Casey Newton, The Verge: The Trauma Floor: The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America