Once you learn their gimmicks, you become a wiser and more discriminating consumer of information.
Does it feel like it’s becoming harder to make sense of the world? Daily we are bombarded with hoaxes, hysteria, and demands for urgent action. Big government proponents repeatedly call on us to buy into policy proposals designed to radically transform society.
Whether it’s the hype about the MoMo Challenge, the Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax, the Fyre Festival swindle, or politicians scaring us to blazes about this or that emergency, it’s hard to distinguish fact from fiction and prudent ideas from rash action.
Once you learn their gimmicks, you become a wiser and more discriminating consumer of information.
Read more at:
https://fee.org/articles/7-tips-for-finding-truth-in-a-world-of-clickbait-and-propaganda/