"It's fake news!" A common refrain for people nowadays, fake news is an actual phenomenon that we can see in action most often on social media. On today's show, Dr. Nancy Troyano of Rentokil North America talks to Jody and Jonathan about how insects often feed into fake news. Tune in to learn about the different kinds of fake news you can see online, why insects are often featured in fake news stories, and how you can discern real from fake while online.
Some of the more famous insect fake news items
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/new-killer-insect/
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/new-deadly-spider/
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/two-striped-telamonia-spider/
What is fake news?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_newshttps://www.snopes.com/fact-check/new-killer-insect/
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/new-deadly-spider/
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/two-striped-telamonia-spider/
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