{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Thinking of Fake News as a Chaos Problem","description":"In this episode of Authority Figures, Aaron Schoenherr talks with Chandran Sankaran, founder and CEO of Repustar, a novel fact distribution platform that partners with news organizations. The pair will discuss how technology can play a role in fighting so-called \u201cfake news,\u201d and journalism\u2019s pivotal \u2013 but changing \u2014 role in that fight. 1:23 \u2013 Chandran discusses his path to Repustar, what motivated him to found the company and the problems he hopes to help solve through Repustar\u2019s FactSparrow platform. 5:33 \u2013 Aaron and Chandran dig deeper into how the FactSparrow platform works and how it functions as an AI bot. 10:24 \u2013 Aaron asks Chandran about the reliability of FactSparrow\u2019s sourcing, which is based on principles of good journalism. 16:01 \u2013 Chandran details how FactSparrow acts almost as a focus group, spotting topics that are potential areas of misinformation and disinformation. 18:14 \u2013 Aaron asks about Chandran\u2019s monetization plans. 19:59 \u2013 Aaron and Chandran discuss how corporations might use the tool and consider the evolving importance of corporate responsibility in the era of fake news. 21:48 \u2013 Chandran discusses how social media companies, especially Twitter, are more in the business of checking the integrity of information. 23:24 \u2013 Aaron and Chandran discuss Greentarget\u2019s  2021 Fake News report \u2013 and Chandran reacts to journalists\u2019 perspectives on who is best positioned to combat misinformation and disinformation. 29:55 \u2013 If journalists aren\u2019t a complete solution to combat fake news, what else can help? 33:08 \u2013 Chandran discusses why he\u2019s hopeful, despite the challenges brought on by fake news. 36:35 \u2013 How news activists fit in, in Chandran\u2019s eyes. 39:26 \u2013 Does fact-checking have a diminishing impact? Click  here to download Greentarget\u2019s 2021 Fake News report. ","author_name":"Authority Figures","author_url":"http:\/\/greentarget.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/22557413\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/22557413"}