Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Time for a little pop quiz.
Which of these internet headlines is fake?
Stumped? Maybe not. That's because they're all fake. But sometimes, it's not so easy to tell.
Fake news stories have gone from the underbelly of the internet to possibly having a significant impact on the last presidential election.
That revelation has technologists and media experts putting their heads together to figure out ways to stop the proliferation of false stories.
For more on those efforts, Take Two spoke to Will Oremus, senior technology writer for Slate.