Misinformation: Stories about the impact of false information

In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers confront the real-world consequences of misinformation—and how it can spread faster than the truth.

Part 1: Growing up, Modesta Abugu knows firsthand the challenges rural African farmers face. But when she discovers that misinformation is making things worse, she sets out to change the narrative.

Part 2: While living in South Africa, Fiona Tudor Price witnesses how AIDS misinformation devastates an entire nation.

Modesta N. Abugu recently obtained her Ph.D. in the Department of Horticultural Science at North Carolina State University, where she conducted rese...