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“Lie Machines” in the age of Coronavirus

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Covid-19 is being weaponised in a new propaganda war against Western democracy, according to Oxford University’s Philip Howard..

His new book shows that misinformation extends far beyond a few bad actors - there's a global industry behind the world’s problem with junk news and political misinformation

Also, we hear about new legislation that human rights groups say could expose Australian citizens to silent data requests from US authorities.

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Professor Philip Howard – Director, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford

Sharon Bradford Franklin – Policy Director, Open Technology Institute, New America

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