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This week, we are speaking to Samuel Olaniran, and Dr Stephanie Diepeveen, who have worked on the article, \u201cDemystifying the COVID-19 infodemic: Conspiracies, context and the agency of users,\u201d which has just been published in Social Media & Society. \n\nSamuel Olaniran is a PhD Candidate in the department of media studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, and has lectured at Plateau State University in Nigeria. His research focuses on digital dis/misinformation, social media and politics, computational propaganda and digital culture. \n\nDr Stephanie Diepeveen is a Research Fellow at ODI and a Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, where she also obtained a PhD in Politics and International Studies. Her work focuses on the social and political implications of the increasingly digital world. \n\nHost & Producer: Chipo Mapondera\nResearcher: Deirbhile Ni Bhranain \nEditor: Eliza Bacon\nSound Engineer: Fungai Nengare\nTheme Music: Anna De Mutiis\n\nDiscover more about this interview on our website: https://www.globaldigitalfutures.com/episode-31-demystifying-conspiracies\nTwitter: @global_futures\nInstagram: @global_futures\nYouTube: Global Digital Futures\nSubscribe to our newsletter on Substack: https://globaldigitalfutures.substack.com/welcome