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This Week: Combating misinformation on Facebook, Daniel Craig, and The Doobie Brothers

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October 3, 2021

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Combating fake news on Facebook

Recent studies show articles that peddle misinformation on social media platforms like Facebook get many more shares, comments and likes than factual content – which creates a profit motive to keep the spigot of medically-false conspiracy theories flowing. Correspondent David Pogue talks with experts about how difficult it is to find out just how widespread misinformation is on Facebook; and with a doctor whose emergency room has been flooded with COVID patients, many of whom were unvaccinated, or even refuse treatment, because of spurious medical claims they'd seen on social media.

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Daniel Craig says farewell to James Bond

After five films in which he starred as Ian Fleming's secret agent James Bond, Daniel Craig is saying goodbye to the character with the release of "No Time to Die." Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz talks with Craig about playing 007, letting go, and who might follow him in the role.

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Novelist Anthony Doerr on "Cloud Cuckoo Land"

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "All the Light We Cannot See" returns with a new historical novel that spans more than 700 years. Correspondent Lee Cowan talks with Doerr about his lifelong love of writing, his previous bestseller's overwhelming success, and the power of telling stories that transcend time.

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The Doobie Brothers, still going strong

The Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famers, who've been playing together for more than half a century, don't let old resentments get in the way of a new album and tour. Correspondent Jim Axelrod talks with members of The Doobie Brothers – Michael McDonald, Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons and John McFee – about the band's longevity, and their first studio album in more than a decade, "Liberté."

Philadelphia pottery artist Roberto Lugo

Roberto Lugo grew up in a North Philadelphia neighborhood better known for poverty and crime than for pottery. Yet the 40-year-old artist's ceramics, featuring the faces of his personal heroes, put a modern spin on classic teapots. Correspondent Serena Altschul talks with Lugo, whose work is on display at some of the country's leading museums and galleries, about how he is shaping his passion to inspire others.

Kelefa Sanneh on the power of punk music

New Yorker writer and "Sunday Morning" contributor Kelefa Sanneh, author of "Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres," talks about a mixtape that changed his life at age 14, and how a Ramones concert evoked the thrill of punk music.

Book excerpt: Kelefa Sanneh's "Major Labels"

The New Yorker writer and "Sunday Morning" contributor's new book examines the genres that have dominated popular music over the last half-century. (With audio)

Dan Bergmann on his autism, and a breakthrough lesson

Classified for years as "intellectually disabled," a young man's education, and later success, took a dramatic turn thanks to one teacher's thoughtful instruction. Harvard Extension School graduate Dan Bergmann tells of his journey.

Marines to the rescue

When Virginia Waller-Torres, of Hagerstown, Maryland, was caught in a flash flood, she thought she would perish, and prayed for help. In a matter of moments, Marines in dress blues seemed to appear out of nowhere. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports.

Sunday Journal: Washington and the expectation gap

Democratic lawmakers were scrambling this week to salvage support in the Senate for President Joe Biden's social and environmental agenda, while also maintaining support for a companion infrastructure bill in the House. Correspondent John Dickerson discusses the drama of a political showdown that the majority-party Democrats are having with themselves.