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CONSPIRACYLoading...
What is conspiracy?Loading...
- An attempt to explain an event- Belief in an alternative reality
- Conspiracy theorist are against science
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How Fake News use conspiracyLoading...
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- Use conspiracys to create uncertainty and credibility- based on pseudo-scientific results with knowledge of pseudo-experts
- must be a bit of truth in the theory, because otherwise nobody will believe the theory
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- only read information from reputable sources- question statements
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What impersonation means- You pretend to be someone else
- You stay anonymous on the internet
- False information is spread on behalf of others
-In fake news you can use it to look more interesting
How to recognize it
- Inform about the account
- Look at the content and the profile
picture
- Look whether there are purchased
subscribers
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