Falsehoods and lies spread more quickly through the internet and social media than truth, according to MIT research, and authoritarian governments can spread misinformation freely while democratic governments that tell the truth face a structural disadvantage in information space.
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“we know from studies in places like Massachusetts Institute of Technology that uh falsehoods and lies spread more quickly through the internet and social media that they've done the research they know that this happens um and the real problem we have is that democratically elected governments at least in theory avoid telling lies”
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Mick Ryan: This Is What The Next Great Power Conflict Will Look Like— Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik PreslCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:55:20 AM
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