Welcome to the UO-UNESCO Crossings Institute chats with University of Oregon professors whose research deals with how news consumers can best navigate news sources during an era of increasing propaganda fueled by technologies that can shroud fraud. Professor Peter Laufer, the co-director of the Crossings Institute, talks with media researchers and academicians whose research tackles the issue of so-called “fake” news (a gross misnomer: if it is “fake” it is not news), fact vs. fiction disguised as seemingly fact, misinformation and how best to navigate these detours. Stay tuned.