Summary: <p>Conspiracy theories are spreading like wildfire on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. This week, On the Media examines the role their slicker sister site Instagram plays in spreading disinformation online. Plus, a look at the "real" Paris Hilton in a new documentary. And, what the world of reality dating shows can teach us about America’s tenuous grasp on the truth.</p> <p>1. OTM Reporter Leah Feder [<a href="https://twitter.com/LeahFeder">@leahfeder</a>] investigates how QAnon has infiltrated and donned the Instagram aesthetic, contributing to a toxic stew known as "<a href="http://conspirituality.net/">conspirituality</a>." <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/rise-conspirituality-on-the-media">Listen</a>.</p> <p>2. Director Alexandra Dean [<a href="https://twitter.com/alexhaggiagdean">@alexhaggiagdean</a>] explains the process of making a new Youtube documentary called <em>This is Paris, </em>which paints a wholly unrecognizable portrait of the mogul. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/not-so-simple-life-on-the-media">Listen.</a></p> <p>3. OTM Producer Xandra Ellin [<a href="https://twitter.com/XandraEllin">@xandraellin</a>], tells us what watching reality dating shows has taught her about the truth. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/reality-according-reality-dating-shows-on-the-media">Listen</a>.</p> <p> </p>
