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Fake or fact: how to recognise a conspiracy theory

Everyone is susceptible to misinformation or being led astray online. Here’s how to know when to follow your intuition or look for more facts
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"Like a mind-altering virus, conspiracy theories can sometimes become so deeply embedded in someone’s brain that they may struggle to see sense, even when they are presented with contradictory evidence. To abandon it would cause their whole world view to collapse – and so they double down on their beliefs. Fortunately, these people are in the minority – and the psychological research suggests that there are ways to reinforce our brain’s bullshit detection."
 
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andyrabbit said:
One side presents evidence based news, the other side is just a propaganda mouthpiece for vested interest.
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Climate models are not evidence but I don't know why you bother arguing anyway, australia is shutting down coal-fired power stations and that's what you want. Albo is still selling coal to overseas nations though so it seems a bit pointless.
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Still arguing with the scoreboard well after full time. That article above is right on the money: "To abandon it would cause their whole world view to collapse – and so they double down on their beliefs. "
 
MegaRabbitoh said:
Still arguing with the scoreboard well after full time. That article above is right on the money: "To abandon it would cause their whole world view to collapse – and so they double down on their beliefs. "
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The Guardian has an agenda and is not a trustworthy source.
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the guardian are no different to fox in that they have their own bias and leanings. Like fox they are opinion driven
 
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