I Can't Believe it's Not News: A Podcast about Fake News
It's going to take a village to fight fake news. We're in. Take a listen to I Can't Believe it's Not News and learn to think critically, find out about who is putting out fake news, listen as we talk to people who are in this fight too, and for Pete's sake – have a laugh with us!
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Now it's Time to Say Goodbye
12/02/2019
Now it's Time to Say Goodbye
It's our final episode, and the gang is all here. Beth, Elizabeth and Kelly join up for one last time to talk about all they've learned in the three plus years since I Can't Believe it's Not News began. Join us as we talk about our journey and how you can keep fighting fake news.
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The Fathers of Fake News
11/18/2019
The Fathers of Fake News
We're back with our final episode of our series on the Family Tree of Fake News. This week we take a look at the fathers of Fox News, Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes. Both men have done extensive damage to media credibility and divided Americans into two sides. Join us as we discuss these two perpetrators of misinformation.
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Slum Lords and White Saviors
10/30/2019
Slum Lords and White Saviors
This week, in our 'Fake New Family Tree' series we are focusing in on two white hot fake news overachievers - Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham. Both contribute to the spread of misinformation from the most watched fake news platform, Fox News. The High Priest and Priestess of Hate make quite the iconic duo as they spin and weave a narrative of lies on a nightly basis to their misled fans.
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Call Your Dad; the Government is a Cult!
10/13/2019
Call Your Dad; the Government is a Cult!
This week we explore the broken branches of this fake news family tree- our current president and his Igor...I mean his VP. Trump and Pence may have literally nothing in common, but boy, are they willing to do anything to hang on to their current power. Lying is apparently perfectly fine, as long as you have God in your corner!
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Limbaugh and Levine, the Duplicitous Duo
09/30/2019
Limbaugh and Levine, the Duplicitous Duo
We're back! Beth and Kelly are off and running this week on part two of the new series on the greatest fake news makers of our time. This week we turn the dial over to the radio - where we look at Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin. They're fightin' mad, as long as they don't actually have to leave the studio!
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Fake News Family Tree, Part One
09/16/2019
Fake News Family Tree, Part One
This episode Kelly and Beth take on a new series, where we look at fake news makers as opposed to the fake news itself. We think it's important to know who runs the behind the scenes for the fake news industry we see today. We begin by looking at some of the keystone components of fake news media - the John Birch Society and the Koch Brothers.
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False Memories and Fake News
09/03/2019
False Memories and Fake News
And we're back! This week Kelly and Beth talk about fake memories and how they play a role in fake news and possibly the future of politics. Much of our discussion is related to a study entitled False Memories for Fake News During Ireland’s Abortion Referendum published in the journal Psychological Science in August 2019. This study indicates that during a campaign people are most likely to believe fake news and/or form false memories if that story lines up with previously held beliefs of the participant.
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En(gender)ed - An Interview with Teri Yuan
08/18/2019
En(gender)ed - An Interview with Teri Yuan
This week Beth and Kelly continue to explore the theme of when fake news happens to you... and we talk with Teri Yuan, from the En(gender)ed podcast about a syndrome called PAS or "Parental Alienation Syndrome". Trigger warning/Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of domestic violence, and violence against children. Please be aware before listening or reading further. Thank you.
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When Fake News gets Personal
08/04/2019
When Fake News gets Personal
Hey listeners, this episode we are taking a brief moment to talk about something that happened to us after we posted the last episode. We received a bunch of comments on Facebook from people who definitely had not listened to our show, yet felt they had to reach out to tell us how horribly wrong we are. We've gotten a few of these comments before, but nothing like the 70+ comments we received this past time. Because of this, we decided to use this moment to address what happened.
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Smokey Eyes and Black Mirrors
06/24/2019
Smokey Eyes and Black Mirrors
We're back! This week we're providing a fitting send off to one of our favorite lying liars by talking about - you guessed it! - the lies she's told us. Farewell Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and may the odds be ever in our favor...
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Hear Yourself Think
06/11/2019
Hear Yourself Think
This week Beth and Kelly have guests! Dave and Erin Ninehouser from Hear Yourself Think join us to discuss how they started and how to bring reason back to the table. Beth originally heard about this great organization during our prep for our last episode, where we reviewed the documentary "The Brainwashing of my Dad" and Dave and Erin graciously agreed to join us.
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What does the Fox say?
05/27/2019
What does the Fox say?
This week Beth and Kelly take a moment to appreciate Amazon Prime. Specifically the movie The Brainwashing of my Dad on Amazon Prime. Filmmaker Jen Senko explores the radical change of her once Democratic father to an angry right-wing fanatic after his immersion in talk radio and Fox News. She discovers this to be a powerful phenomenon that has divided families across the nation. Take a listen as we fact check, discuss and reveal our own stories of right wing media taking control of our own family member
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Hit Me With Your Best Shot
05/12/2019
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Welcome back! This week Beth and Kelly look at a topic that is pretty controversial - the Anti-Vaccine movement. Let's discuss why this misinformation campaign is so dangerous to the public's health, whether vaccines should be mandatory and just how dangerous some of these diseases are. Are you ready to give this a shot?
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Under the (Russian) Bridge
04/29/2019
Under the (Russian) Bridge
This week Beth and Kelly are back to talk about troll farms. Not just any troll farms either - we got you the best, most prolific Russian troll farm in the world - the Internet Research Agency - aka the IRA. Not like that other one. Or the other other one. This is the Russian one that was placed under sanction by the US government for their role in interfering with the US elections in 2016. Sound fun? Let's dive in!
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Wildfire and Murder Rumors
04/14/2019
Wildfire and Murder Rumors
In this week's episode, Beth and Kelly look into the popularity of the death hoax in its many, many forms. What is that, you say? Well, we'll tell you! A death hoax is a deliberate or confused report of someone's death that turns out to be incorrect and murder rumors. Join us as we take a look at fake death rumors, faked deaths and even faker fake deaths!
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The Biggest Fool
04/01/2019
The Biggest Fool
Happy April Fools Day! Beth and Kelly are back with a new episode about the stories that fooled them, and the story that fooled us all: Theranos and the magic blood test. Take a listen as they discuss #FakeMelania (Kelly is maybe still a believer) and the urban legend about flashing your lights to strangers. Finally, Kelly and Beth take on the whirlwind case of Elizabeth Holmes and her Edison machine. Was she a genius or just another grifter ready to take a fool's money? Let's get into it!
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We're Going Deep
03/17/2019
We're Going Deep
And, we're back!
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That's a Wrap (Up)
11/26/2018
That's a Wrap (Up)
In the final episode of 2018, Beth and Kelly try to leave it on the lighter side by discussing some of the funnier fake news items of 2018. Why do so many fake news stories revolve around guys doing stupid stuff? You'll laugh, you'll learn, you'll get some great jams!
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It's a Trap!
11/12/2018
It's a Trap!
This week Beth and Kelly talk about the fake news in the run-up to the November 6th election, and a tiny bit of post election fakery. Did Mueller sexually assault a woman in the past? Is the caravan full of criminals and people from the Middle East, as Trump claims? Are we saying goodbye to the 14th Amendment? Did democrats just elect a bunch of racist, anti-semites? Join us and find out!
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To the Source
10/29/2018
To the Source
This week Beth and Kelly check in with Vanessa Otero, the creator of Media Bias Chart. The chart is now of version 4.0 and is working it's way to becoming an interactive web version along with an actual data company that will provide analysis of media sources over time. Kelly and Beth also discuss the recent murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and why the story is important, despite Breitbart's claims.
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How to Steal a District
10/15/2018
How to Steal a District
In this episode Beth and Kelly finish up their election series with a focus on a true threat to our democracy - gerrymandering. To give some context, gerrymandering, is the drawing of the boundaries of electoral districts in a way that gives one party an unfair advantage over its rivals. This practice is one of the most serious ways politicians can rob you of your vote.
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We Believe You
10/01/2018
We Believe You
In this week’s episode Beth and Kelly decided to delve a little deeper into the subject of sexual assault. Trigger warning for possible discussions of rape and assault. If you need to skip this episode we entirely understand and ask you to do something to take care of yourself at this time. If you want to speak with someone, please contact RAINN, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network at 1-800-656-4673.
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The Voter Fraud Boogeyman
09/17/2018
The Voter Fraud Boogeyman
In this week's episode Beth and Kelly discuss the questions surrounding voter fraud. Is voter fraud really an issue we need to worry about? Why does the GOP constantly remind us to be afraid of it? Why is DJT so invested in the idea, without a single shred of evidence? What could we do, as citizens, to help prevent voter fraud?
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A Campaign of Lies
09/03/2018
A Campaign of Lies
In this week's episode, Beth and Kelly discuss the history of deception in campaign advertising. Political ads are filled with misleading claims, and we wanted to find out why that's not against FCC regulations the way false claims in consumer ads are. Political advertising is meant to persuade the viewer to change their mind or reassure their beliefs in 30 seconds or less.
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An Alternate Reality of Delusion Episode 34
08/20/2018
An Alternate Reality of Delusion Episode 34
In this episode Beth and Elizabeth - who is filling in for Kelly on vacation - talk about something *good* in the land of fake news. Wait. What? Yes - it's true, something good happened, a bridge was crossed... we think. In August 2018 Apple, Facebook, Google and Spotify among others all announced that they would be removing all or most of content created by Alex Jones and his website, Infowars. So are all these sites finally coming around to spread jam, not lies? Take a listen and find out!
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ObamaCares
08/06/2018
ObamaCares
This week Beth and Kelly celebrate the one year anniversary of the non-repeal of Obamacare (aka, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act). There have been many years worth of fake news surrounding the ACA, but it's lack of clarity around certain aspects of Obamacare that continue to put the plan in jeopardy.
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Et Tu Radio Episode 32
07/23/2018
Et Tu Radio Episode 32
In this episode Beth and Kelly interview Alex Kaplan from . Mr. Kaplan is a research coordinator with a focus on far-right media and fake news. Media Matters for America is a Web-based non-profit founded in 2004. They are a progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media.
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Don't Beck This Up
07/09/2018
Don't Beck This Up
This week Beth and Kelly discuss the current controversy surrounding the June 28th resignation letter from Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. Was his hand forced? Did his son lend Trump billions? Were the Russians involved? Do liberals need tin foil hats? We talk about all this and more!
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Kids vs. Fake News
06/25/2018
Kids vs. Fake News
This week Beth and Kelly talk about how fake news is affecting kids. The truth is, kids today have less trust for news sources than ever before. What can parents and schools do to help kids figure out who to trust in this topsy-turvy fake news world? Join us as we talk kids, fake news and stick around for some jams.
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Unraveling the Yarn
06/10/2018
Unraveling the Yarn
In this episode Bath and Kelly unravel the twisted stories of the missing immigrant minors and the children being separated from their parents at the border. The recent outrage is certainly clear, but it is not clear exactly what happened when, and who ordered it to happen. Join us as we take a closer look at the stories and unravel the ball of yarn.
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