A Movement to Fight Misinformation... With Misinformation

Published: Feb. 9, 2022, 10:45 a.m.

b'Birds Aren\\u2019t Real, a conspiracy theory with an apparently absurd premise, has become surprisingly popular in the past few years.\\n\\nBut its followers were in on the joke: The movement\\u2019s aim was to poke fun at misinformation \\u2026 by creating misinformation.\\n\\nHas it been successful?\\n\\nGuest: Taylor Lorenz, a former technology reporter for The New York Times.'