Understanding the Infodemic: Pauline Hoffmann

November 6th, 2025

”I almost fact check everything.”

We discuss how we can tell the truth, how we can speak the truth, and how we can avoid misinformation and disinformation.

Pauline Hoffman, also known as the Data Doyenne, is an esteemed infodemiologist and the author of Fake News, Witch Hunts, and Conspiracy Theories: An Infodemiologist’s Guide to the Truth.

Your civic action toolkit recommendations from Pauline are:

1. Maintain a degree of curiosity!

2. Care before you share.

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Credits:

Host: Mila Atmos 

Guest: Pauline Hoffmann

Executive Producer: Mila Atmos

Producer: Zack Travis