There's a lot of mis and disinformation doing the rounds about the current Australian bushfire crisis.

We find out where some of these falsehoods came from, why they're being spread and what you can do to try and find the truth in the midst of it all.

CREDITS 

Host/Producer: Claire Murphy 

Executive Producer: Melanie Tait

Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri 

Thanks to our special guests Journalists Jan Fran, Climate Scientists Professor Nerilie Abram from the Australian National University and the Australian Institute of Sport's Chief Medical Officer David Hughes.

The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it’s delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email thequicky@mamamia.com.au or call the podphone 02 8999 9386.