Thought Leaders or Bot Leaders? Astroturfing in the time of

Thought Leaders or Bot Leaders? Astroturfing in the time of Covid-19

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This week's episode is a foray into astroturfing - promoting ideas through bots intending to mislead the public - and what this means in the time of Covid -19 Links from the show Make Me Smart - Who's organizing those anti-quarantine...

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