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Author Topic:   Fox news = false news
Chiroptera
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Message 283 of 313 (807481)
05-03-2017 10:41 AM
Reply to: Message 282 by Davidjay
05-03-2017 8:18 AM


I can't hear you over the echo in my chamber
Almost all news is false news. Its propaganda from the powers that be. Control the media and you control the people, as you have to win minds and hearts to start new wars, and demonise enemies.
Yeah, I hear this a lot, from right and left, especially in regards to the "lamestream media". I certainly agree that there's a lot of truth to it.
But then, where do you get your information? How do you know whether your sources are reliable? How do you ensure that you haven't trapped yourself in an epistemologically closed bubble that merely confirms what you already believe?
I suppose that religious crackpots can feel smug that the Holy Spirit is guiding them to The Truth that the sheeple can't see, but the rest of us don't have it so easy.

Freedom is merely privilege extended, unless enjoyed by one and all. — Billy Bragg

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Chiroptera
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Message 305 of 313 (810272)
05-26-2017 11:19 AM


Conservatives' "threat button" may be easier to push
Saw this article this morning in the Guardian:
"Negativity bias: why conservatives are more swayed by threats than liberals"
There is a study that suggests that US conservatives may be more likely to be swayed by news (and fake news) about threats than US liberals.
They established the political leaning of 948 people, mostly white men and women, by asking them how they felt about a range of social, military and fiscal issues. Respondents were then asked to rate a series of plausible but false statements on a scale from 1 (I am absolutely certain this claim is FALSE) to 7 (I am absolutely certain that this claim is TRUE). Half of these concerned a benefit (e.g. Eating carrots results in significantly improved vision) and half concerned a hazard (e.g. Kale contains thallium, a toxic heavy metal, that the plant absorbs from soil).
There was no difference found in people’s tendency to believe the benefit statements. However, the more conservative respondents were significantly more likely to believe the hazard messages than the more liberal ones. That is, their threshold for credulity to possible threat was significantly lower than the average liberal.

Freedom is merely privilege extended, unless enjoyed by one and all. — Billy Bragg

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