Weve heard in the previous sessions today about Fact Checking political news, a Law Enforcement is preparing for potential post election violence. Weve also discussed the impact of disinformation about covid19 and communities of color. Our next panel will focus on covid19 political mobilization and digital platforms. Weve seen the power of information and disinformation in the era of coronavirus but how can people cut through the sea of claims and counter claims on the internet and social media and make sense of the sheer volume of information out there . And what is the responsibility of those who oversee social media platforms to make sure that information out there is actually correct and accurate . So today we have a distinguished group joining us. Im going to start with you, first, david. Dr. David is an associate professor in the school of engineering and applied sciences at the George Washington university. Hes the associate director of institute for data, democracy, and politic
Welcome to our panel today. These authors all commit the question of justice in different ways. I am frank shyong a columnist with the l. A. Times and i will let everyone introduce themselves so i get it correctly. I am Nicholas David often and i come from new haven, connecticut. I am erica and i live in california. My name is ali winston and i come from new york. I feel like this is setting up a tender profile or something. I live in l. A. I will start with erica. You wrote the book somewhere sisters. I wanted to ask you, as an introduction to the book in case not everyone here has read it, why did you want to write a book and how did the idea come about . My book centers on a pair of identical trends twins born in vietnam separated at birth. About six years ago i became a mother to identical twins. I was studying twin science and epigenetics. I connected with a researcher in california that is a very wellknown twin researcher. She connected me with twins around the world. For a piece
Clashed for the second day running in central paris. The unrest was caused by a deadly shooting on friday at a kurdish cultural centre. The suspect has been taken to a police psychiatric unit for health reasons. Now on bbc news, ending the falklands. This programme contains details some viewers may find upsetting. Recording now. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Right, im ready to go. Are you keen to answer it as well . Oh, yes, yes. You can stop to think about an answer, you dont have to do it all in one go itsjust a conversation with me and ill take you ill take you through the experiences. Absolutely, yeah. Um, yeah, 0k. Clapper bangs youre literally lying face down, pressed your face into this frozen earth, thinking, i dont want to die here. I dont want to die here. Why . Sniffs yeah. You know, that, i think well, it was, for all of us, it was hugely traumatic. Theres corpses of your enemy, corpses of your friends, you know, just lying there. It had a massive effect on me and i know it had a massi
after a train carrying ammonia derailed near the south eastern city of pirot. now on bbc news, ending the falklands war. and a warning, this programme contains content some viewers may find upsetting. recording now. yeah, yeah, yeah. right, i m ready to go. are you keen to answer it as well? oh, yes, yes. you can stop to think about an answer, you don t have to do it all in one go it sjust a conversation with me and i ll take you i ll take you through the experiences. absolutely, yeah. um, yeah, 0k. clapper bangs. you re literally lying face down, pressed yourface into this frozen earth, thinking, i don t want to die here. i don t want to die here. why? sniffs. yeah. you know, that, i think well, it was, for all of us, it was hugely traumatic. there s corpses of your enemy, corpses of your friends, you know, just lying there. it had a massive effect on me and i know it had a massive effect on a lot of my friends, too. that scene of horror will never, never leave my
activity without consent. he strenuously denies the allegations. he s been granted bail and is due to appear in court again next month. now on bbc news, it has been a0 years since the falklands war. today, veterans and their families are still living with the consequences of victory in the falklands. yeah, yeah, yeah. right, i m ready to go. you can stop to think about an answer, you don t have to do it all in one go it sjust a conversation with me and i ll take you i ll take you through the experiences. you re literally lying face down, pressed yourface into this frozen earth, thinking, i don t want to die here. i don t want to die here. why? sniffs. yeah. you know, that, i think well, it was, for all of us, it was hugely traumatic. there s corpses of your enemy, corpses of your friends, you know, just lying there. it had a massive effect on me and i know it had a massive effect on a lot of my friends, too. that scene of horror will never, never leave my mind. not