Disinformation with Jennifer Kavanagh, Director of the Strategy, Doctrine and Resources Program at the RAND Arroyo Center & Senior Political Scientist at the RAND Corporation

Disinformation was one of the most prominent themes we discovered in this year’s Trust Barometer report. The historic erosion of trust with the general public and some of society’s most important institutions has created a credibility vacuum – that vacuum is rapidly being filled by a variety of individuals and organizations claiming to offer more reliable information, from social media influencers to start-up news sites to fringe platforms. Our guest this week is Jennifer Kavanagh, Director and Senior Political Scientist at RAND and leader of the organization's Truth Decay Initiative, hosted by Patrick Hillman, an EVP in Edelman’s Crisis & Risk practice. They discuss what disinformation looks like, the associated risk factors, and what the roles are for the public and private sector.