Live from Beta Festival, join Elaine in conversation with Rudy Reichstadt, co-founder of and editorial director of Conspiracy Watch, an online resource on the conspiracy-sphere of misinformation and disinformation. The chat covers why online media and algorithms are particularly pernicious in the spread of conspiracies, the entrepreneurs who capitalise on this, and the method of ‘pre-bunking’ and arming people with information.
This episode was produced by Elaine Burke, with production support from Aaron Jenkinson and technical support from Beta Festival’s Evan Wilson.
For Tech’s Sake Live at Beta Festival was held in association with FrenchTech Dublin, with the support of Alliance Française, the Franco-German Cultural Fund, the French and German embassies in Ireland, and the Goethe-Institut Ireland.
*** Good things we recommend ***
>> Follow more of Rudy’s work at ConspiracyWatch.info
>> Join a group-play of a donkey-themed video game at asses.masses or immerse yourself in a world of nature-based fidget toys in Unmasking Nature, all part of the Beta Festival 2026 programme
>> Watch the greatest story from Irish Twitter come alive in Me, Myself and Mary
>> Come see Elaine at the Festival of Politics
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