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I find it interesting that many people, especially boomers, can go to the grocery store and recognize checkout tabloids as obvious hoaxes, yet they stumble into
by babyslothzoo 8y ago
I find it interesting that many people, especially boomers, can go to the grocery store and recognize checkout tabloids as obvious hoaxes, yet they stumble into something much more ridiculous online and determine it to be true.
They seem particularly susceptible to confirmation bias in propaganda memes and literal fake news.
- Nasrudith 8y agoI think part of it is learning "everyone knows" that Tabloids are all "batboy was impregnated by bigfoot". It doesn't require any critical thinking. Yet they fall for it because it wasn't socially embedded as "obviously fake" to them. Not to mention that sadly most people are very vulnerable to flattery of their beliefs (see the infamous Sokal Hoax).
- disease 8y agoThe online content is confirming their biases, while the tabloid is not. This is one of the oldest tricks to being a successful con man.