Event. I see several people in the from the school let and i hope you enjoy the event. We have an exciting panel today and i think we should just get started with questions. Iny questions were prepared advance. I will start with some questions about news. It has only been one year since the president ial election but it seems very hard to remember a time when facebook was not synonymous with fake news. People who disseminate false news range from foreign what isda agents and your take on the effect on me outcome of the 2016 election . I think the impact of fake news was to allow primarily the trump voters to discount what was going on in the mainstream media. Bad it was for their candidate or how bad it was factually, it allowed them to assume it was coming from a biased point of view and therefore they ignored it. Difficultas not been of american campaigns in the past. I have a slightly different view on fake news in the sense that i think we focus a lot on the fact that this news mig
It has only been one year since the president ial election by it seems hard to remember a time when facebook was not synonymous with fake news. People who disseminated fake information on social media range from propagandists to foreign nations. T is sure opinion on the what is your opinion on how it affected the election of 20 . Recs i think the impact of fake news was to allow primarily the trump voters to discount what was going on in the mainstream media. No matter how bad it was for their candidate or how bad it was actually, it allowed them to assume that it was coming from a biased point of view and that therefore they ignored it. And, you know, that has not been difficult of american campaigns in the past. Differenta slightly view on fake news and a sense. I think we focus a lot on the sense that this news might have, you know, changed the result of the elections. I think it is more of a symptom then a cause. A symptom of the polarization in this country. My background is in ps
Prepared in advance and so well start with some questions about the news in this current year. Its only been a year since the president ial election, but it seems very hard to remember a time when facebook wasnt synonymous with fake news. People who disseminated false information on social media range from those who are fblly motivated to Foreign Government propaganda agents. Whats your take on fake news and its impact on the outcome of the 2016 election . You know, i think the mike. Microphone. Microphone. I think the impact of fake news was to allow prooimarily the trp voters to discount what was going on in the mainstream media, no matter how bad it was for their candidate or how bad it was factually, they just it allowed them to assume that it was coming from a biased point of view and that therefore they ignored it. And, you know, that has not been typical of american campaigns in the past. So i have a slightly different view on fake news in the sense that i think we focus a lot o
Of the 2016 election . You know, i think the mike. Microphone. Microphone. I think the impact of fake news was to allow prooimarily the trp voters to discount what was going on in the mainstream media, no matter how bad it was for their candidate or how bad it was factually, they just it allowed them to assume that it was coming from a biased point of view and that therefore they ignored it. And, you know, that has not been typical of american campaigns in the past. So i have a slightly different view on fake news in the sense that i think we focus a lot on the fact that, you know, this news might have, you know, changed the results of the election and i think in fake news of a symptom verses a cause. So i think its a symptom of the polarization thats in this country. So my backgrounds in psychology and a lot of the research that gets done is about how people believe what they want to believe. And really smart people who have access to all the news that they and should know Better Beli
A House Committee held a hearing yesterday on how the pentagon investigates misconduct by Senior Officers and leaders in the military. The inspectors general of the army, navy, air force and marine corps testified. Colorado congressman mike coffman chaired the hearing. This subcommittee hearing is called to order. I want to welcome everyone to this mornings military personnel subcommittee hearing. The purpose of todays hearing is to receive testimony from the department of defense in the services regarding efforts they have taken to investigate and hold Senior Leaders accountable for misconduct, and to understand what programs and policies are in place to prevent misconduct. Our military enjoys the highest confidence, rating by far of any institutions in american society. This welldeserved reputation has been earned through the service and sacrifice of millions of brave men and women. One byproduct of this reputation is that the military and its leaders are held to a much higher standa