Ep. 25
Ever feel like the internet isn’t just delivering information, but actively rearranging your brain cells? Like every other post is trying to sell you something – whether it’s a miracle cure for baldness or a political ideology wrapped in a shiny, misleading bow? Welcome, friends, to the glorious, terrifying, and utterly exhausting age of disinformation.
In this episode of The Overlap, we’re ripping off the band-aid and diving headfirst into the murky waters where truth goes to die a thousand digital deaths. We’ll expose how sophisticated campaigns, driven by bots, bad actors, and sometimes just your well-meaning but ill-informed aunt, are shaping narratives, fueling division, and making it damn near impossible to tell fact from a fantastically crafted fiction. We’re talking about the deliberate spread of false information designed to mislead, manipulate, and sometimes, just to watch the world burn.
From deepfakes that make you question your own eyes, to cleverly disguised propaganda that masquerades as genuine news, we’re dissecting the tactics of the truth-benders. We’ll explore why these viral lies spread faster than celebrity gossip, how emotional triggers are exploited, and what happens when an entire society starts to doubt everything it reads, sees, and hears. Is there an antidote to this digital poison? Can we, the humble consumers of content, arm ourselves against the onslaught of manufactured outrage and strategic falsehoods? Tune in as we navigate this treacherous landscape, armed with a healthy dose of skepticism, a thirst for truth, and, of course, our signature snark. Prepare to have your critical thinking skills challenged, your assumptions dismantled, and your inner fact-checker officially activated. Because in this fight, ignorance is not bliss – it’s just another click for the bad guys.