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This is a nice guide for people who are interested in this much effort to get to the facts. They would also be willing to spend the time. Though most people don
by JoeMayoBot 7y ago
This is a nice guide for people who are interested in this much effort to get to the facts. They would also be willing to spend the time. Though most people don't have time/willingness/discipline to read the entire article, let alone take the advice. Most people look at something, apply their own mental filter, and react.
I remember seeing much of the 3rd party advertising/viral posts during the 2016 election and seeing that much of it was obviously troll bait trying to get people to fight. After flagging several items on Facebook, the feedback I received (from Facebook) was that it was legitimate content and they had no intention of removing it. Later, my suspicions were confirmed when I watched the news about the Russion campaign to affect the election and saw images from the exact same content I reported to Facebook.
During that time, I also noticed that people consistently shared that content, regardless of it obviously (to me anyway) of being fake. BTW, it was coming from all sides of the political spectrum by people I regard as being intelligent. People were too willing to re-post/share/retweet something that supports their world-view without verifying the veracity of the content.
A few people might read this article and be more informed and have valuable tools to bring them closer to the truth, but many more will keep doing what they do today.