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Liars adapt. Whatever becomes the popular method of checking the truth, they will create their own version of that tool. There is a similar arms race in scienc
by Viliam1234 5y ago
Liars adapt. Whatever becomes the popular method of checking the truth, they will create their own version of that tool.
There is a similar arms race in science: Charlatans use scientifically sounding language. So you tell people "to be real science, it needs to be published in a scientific journal". Then the charlatans create their own journals. So you tell people "to be real science, it needs to be supported by a meta-analysis". Then the charlanatans create their own meta-analysis. Etc.
It always takes some time to adapt, but if you tell people e.g. "always verify political statements at fact-checking websites", as soon as your idea becomes popular, politicians will create their own "fact-checking" websites. (Or take over the existing ones, whichever is easier.)
I have some heuristics that I use for myself to determine what information I trust... but if they became public and popular, it would be quite easy to subvert them.