<a href="https://podcast.clearerthinking.org/episode/262/#transcript">Read the full transcript here.</a> <div class="notes-inner">Why is misinformation a never-ending problem? What fraction of misinformation is intentionally manipulative? What's the difference between bullshit and other kinds of misinformation? What are the various kinds of beliefs we hold? How do the political left and right (at least in the US) differ in their production and consumption of misinformation? Have any conspiracy theories ever been proven right? Did Jeffrey Epstein kill himself? Why do people listen to Alex Jones? Was Nikola Tesla a fraud? Why does any of this matter? What do we know about UAPs / UFOs? What is the "Christmas tree problem"? Could an advanced human or alien civilization invent interstellar travel technology? What's something you're wrong about?Brian Dunning is the host and producer of the <a href="https://skeptoid.com/">Skeptoid</a> podcast; the writer and presenter of the documentary films The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See, Science Friction, and Principles of Curiosity; and the author of seven books such as Conspiracies Declassified (Simon & Schuster, 2018). He is a member of the National Association of Science Writers. Learn more about him on his website, <a href="https://www.briandunning.com/">briandunning.com</a>.Further reading<ul><li><a href="https://x.com/SpencrGreenberg/status/1896263883335299142">Chart of conspiracy theories and political views</a></li></ul> Staff<ul><li><a href="https://www.spencergreenberg.com/">Spencer Greenberg</a> — Host / Director</li><li><a href="https://podcast.clearerthinking.orgmailto:joshrcastle@gmail.com">Josh Castle</a> — Producer</li><li><a href="https://tone.support/">Ryan Kessler</a> — Audio Engineer</li><li><a href="https://uribram.com/">Uri Bram</a> — Factotum</li><li><a href="https://www.weamplify.info/">WeAmplify</a> — Transcriptionists</li></ul>Music<ul><li><a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Something_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Something_EP_-_05_Something_Elated">Broke for Free</a></li><li><a href="https://www.joshwoodward.com/song/AlreadyThere">Josh Woodward</a></li><li><a href="https://archive.org/details/MusicForPodcasts04/Lee+Rosevere+-+Music+for+Podcasts+4+-+11+Keeping+Stuff+Together.flac">Lee Rosevere</a></li><li><a href="https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Quiet_Music_for_Tiny_Robots/The_February_Album/05_Tiny_Robot_Armies">Quiet Music for Tiny Robots</a></li><li><a href="https://gamesounds.xyz/?dir=wowamusic">wowamusic</a></li><li><a href="https://www.zapsplat.com/music/summer-haze-slow-chill-out-house-track-with-a-modern-pop-feel-warm-piano-chords-underpin-the-track-with-warm-pads-and-a-repetitive-synth-arpeggio/">zapsplat.com</a></li></ul>Affiliates<ul><li><a href="https://www.clearerthinking.org/">Clearer Thinking</a></li><li><a href="https://guidedtrack.com/">GuidedTrack</a></li><li><a href="https://mindease.io/">Mind Ease</a></li><li><a href="https://positly.com/">Positly</a></li><li><a href="https://www.uplift.app/">UpLift</a></li></ul></div><div>[<a href="https://podcast.clearerthinking.org/episode/262/brian-dunning-misinformation-from-all-sides">Read more</a>]</div>

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