Viral Scarelore

What is a viral scare and where do they come from? This episode we look at internet urban legends and how hoaxes spread in the age of online misinformation. Featuring: Marcella Tambuscio - Postdoctoral Fellow at the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia - Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of South Florida. Anne Kruger - Bureau Editor of First Draft Australia, University of Technology Sydney. Produced by Jake Morcom and Victor Petrovic.