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Episode 5: Disinformation Battle Stations With Jane Lytvynenko

March 24, 2020 00:09:42

For this episode of The PEN Pod, we talk to BuzzFeed senior reporter Jane Lytvynenko, who covers disinformation and security. She discusses the major disinformation that’s currently circulating about the coronavirus, where it might be coming from, and what we can do to stop sharing false stories. Plus, books about coronavirus are flooding Amazon, but are they accurate? And a bookseller reflects on his role in the literary community.

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Episode 5: Disinformation Battle Stations With Jane Lytvynenko