Disinformation and its effect on Mongolia

Disinformation is not just a media problem. It is a democracy problem—and in Mongolia, it is becoming a crisis.Researcher and civic activist Batsugar Tsedendamba, board member of the Independent Research Institute of Mongolia (IRIM), joins us to unpack IRIM's landmark study on Mongolia's disinformation landscape. Who is spreading it? Who is funding it? And who is hurting from it? We examine domestic and foreign sources of disinformation and how social media has amplified its reach.If you have suggestions for our show, please get in touch at info[at]agulamedia.comAnd if you are a supporter of us at Buy Me a Coffee, The Great State Mural. You can listen to extra recordings as we dig further into Mongolia's civic space and what real democratic accountability might look like.[Three Universals] the "Fool":Fool me once, shame on you.Fool me twice, shame on me.Fool me three or more times—then I am not the fool, you are the fool! WHO is western propaganda. It is the vaccines that is how they control you. You are THE fool!Hosts: Anand, DolgionGuest: Batsugar TsedendambaKeywords: democracy | disinformation | civil society | media | politics