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The media loves the Trump-Putin narrative. But is it true? Plus: a guide to news about migration, both in the US and abroad. And how Germany's media laws could affect Syrian migrants. (episode)
Trump is not Putin's puppet -- and the media narrative that he is only distracts from the true implications of a Trump presidency.
Debunking the myths and quelling the fears surrounding migration.
Professor Doug Massey walks us through the myths and misconceptions surrounding immigration in America for Part Two of our Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook: Migration Edition.
As Germany continues to receive record numbers of refugees, far Right groups are harnessing anti-immigrant (and anti-media) sentiment to expand their cause.
The way to a voter's heart is through their stomach. Maybe. (episode)
Looking back on the Republican National Convention; moving forward with Black Lives Matter; and making sense of military coups. (episode)
To hear the RNC speakers tell it, America is on the brink of ruin and only Trump can save us. We put the warnings in perspective.
Brooke talks to Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors about the movement's future and broader mission.
How to "make America safe again”...when the numbers say America has already been getting safer.
One year after its initial release, the Pentagon's Law of War manual is finally revised, with new language aimed at protecting journalists.
While putschists led his coworkers out of the Hürriyet newspaper building at gunpoint, one Turkish journalist hid and captured the raid on Facebook Live.
Coup attempts don't come up that often. But when they do, be prepared with these tips for avoiding the war of narratives.
Brazil's crisis has been very good for Sensacionalista, a site that's based on The Onion and now one of the most popular "news" sites in the country. (episode)
On the Media is in Brazil, a country mired in scandal, recession, impeachment, violence and disease….all in the run-up to the Olympic games. (episode)
Bob takes a trip to Brazil, the "country of the future" -- but the future is looking turbulent.
Bob takes on the thorny tangle of Brazil's media world.
When it comes to media coverage -- foreign and domestic -- Rio de Janeiro’s favelas tend to get a raw deal.
How to film the police, wisely and within your rights. (episode)
A brief history of political lies; a psychological look at why and how we lie; and whether we're really as divided as we think. (episode)
Kicking off our deep dive into deception with a taxonomy of the political lie.
Our relationship with lying in our own lives has a lot to do with how we judge the lies of politicians.
The art of the political lie has reached a new zenith this election season. So just how did we get here?
If fact-checking is meant to chasten politicians who lie, why isn't it more chaste out there? A talk with Politifact about educating the public and the definition of a "half-truth."
Why people believe what they want to believe, despite the facts.
November is coming, and with it, polling data. We revisit Nate Silver’s discussion about the importance of reading polls with a critical eye.
For many on the Left, Trump's popularity merely confirms their assumptions about those other people in America. And this may be the most dangerous lie of all.
The Brexit fallout continues; don't believe that EU Googling story; good news and bad news for transparency; and CLONES! (episode)
How Boris Johnson helped set the template for EU-bashing in British media more than 20 years ago, when he was a reporter.
People freaked out about a surge in Brits Googling questions about the EU after Brexit. It's not true.
We all know that dark money in politics warps our democracy, but it may be operating closer to home than you think.
Just days away from FOIA's 50th anniversary, President Obama signed into law a bill that could make the federal government the most transparent it has ever been.
A single genetically-modified mosquito could eradicate malaria, but who should get to decide the fate of ecosystems shared by billions?
The first rule of Clone Club is: we talk a lot about Clone Club.