Mainstream media and Wikipedia often try to emphasize an impartiality. They say they are “fair” and “balanced”. They say they “don’t pick sides”. Is that the case? Maybe sometimes. sourceWhat about the side of truth vs. falsity? They say, they are the “real news” while alternative media is not “real news”. Donald Trump is even pointing to the media and […]
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How do you vaccinate people against climate change misinformation? Tell them lies, according to psychologists from the University of Cambridge, Yale University and George Mason University. This idea comes from medicine and virology where exposing the body to a weakened version of the virus allows it to build a tolerance. The point is to tell lies and expose them as […]
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WARNING: This is fake news! Do not pay attention to this fake news! That’s how the establishment is trying to control what people will consider valid to think about. It has probably occurred to others, but it just did for me. I don’t watch the news or TV and don’t catch up on current events much. Calling something “fakenews” is […]
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