With all the hype around “fake news”, and the media trying to pretend like this is a new phenomenon and also creating the idea that we are in a “post-truth” era, some people in society recognize that we have always had fake news, and there are always people who aren’t interested in the truth of reality. One such person is […]
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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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“Television is an anesthetic for the pain of the modern world” – Astrid Alauda It’s estimated the average American, starting at the young ripe age of two years old, watches more than 34 hours of television per week, plus an additional 3 hours of recorded media. sourceCorporate media is mostly funded by corporations. 75% of the commercial airtime is paid […]
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A new term has been invented by the disillusioned political hopefuls to say something is false: post-truth. We needed a new, cooler, hipster way to say “that’s not true”. Post-truth apparently means “circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.” Not only is it an official “new word”, but […]
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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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