Ian Connellan, the Editor-in-chief at The Royal Institution of Australia, joins John Stanley each week to chat about the latest science stories. This week Ian discusses how a group of spider scientists have just written a paper about ‘fake news’ surrounding spider facts.

This team of scientists used focus groups and surveys to examine how misinformation exists in Australia. They found two-thirds of Australians are concerned about misinformation but mostly saw it as an issue that affects others, not themselves.

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