<p><br /></p><p><a rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">* This episode contains no particular contentwarnings, there is however a very brief mention of another case involving sexual abuse *</a></p><p> </p><p>This episode is about the New York Times, a high reputation paper of record in the Untied States, and how in theearly 2000s they came to publish a series of articles, which turned out to be plagiarised or untrue. Together with Professor Jack Grieve, from the University of Birmingham, our hosts Nicci and Tim take a look at how a linguistic approach to detecting fake news can make a difference.</p><p> </p><p>For a list of our sources and more information about this case, please visit <a href="https://www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs</a> </p><p> </p><p>Have a question for Nicci or Tim? Email us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a> and we may answer it duringan upcoming episode!</p><p> </p><p>Check out the official AIFL blog for more forensic linguistic goodies here: <a href="https://medium.com/@AIFLblog" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@AIFLblog</a> </p><p> </p><p>Production Team: </p><p>Angela Walker, Jordan Robertson, Neus Alberich Buera</p><p>Sound:Angela Walker</p><p><br /></p><p>Visual design: </p><p>George Grant</p><p><br /></p><p>Additional Voices: </p><p>Angela Walker</p><p><br /></p><p>With our thanks to Professor Jack Grieve</p><p> </p><p>Professor Tim Grant’s home page: </p><p><a href="https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/tim-grant" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tim Grant - Aston Research Explorer</a></p><p> </p><p>Dr Nicci MacLeod’s home page:<strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/nicci-macleod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nicci MacLeod - Aston Research Explorer</a></p><p> </p><p>Professor Jack Grieve’s home page: </p><p><a href="https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/elal/grieve-jack" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Professor Jack Grieve - Department ofLinguistics and Communication - University of Birmingham</a></p><p> </p><p>Link to the book: <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/language-of-fake-news/7B37014A5C0768AEE806167E8ADD5897" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Language of Fake News</a></p>