Don't fall for the trap, educate yourself, be aware when you are being emotionally manipulated into engaging in a political argument on social media. Falsehoods are 70% more likely to be echoed around social media than the truth.
Welcome to my TED Talk:
Where do you get your news and information? Do you realize that most people consider the political headlines they read on social media as a valid news source? Even when you know something is blatantly false, that exaggerated headlines stay with your subconscious, and even becomes gossip amongst your friends and co-workers, offline. For example; how much of what you see on this site do you consider factual? Do you take our word for things as matter of fact, or do you check the referenced information, do your own research, and form your own opinion? Did you know that spreading political misinformation in the US dates back as far as Alexander Hamilton's Federalists and Thomas Jefferson's Democratic-Republicans? Were you aware that political arguments which have originated from printed words in the US are responsible for 3,482 non-military deaths since independence was declared? Are you able to decipher when you're being manipulated into a political argument on social media? Is everything on this page a fact? Comment below your thoughts on the issue. |
Here's another example of how printed words, whether in print or online, have influenced political events. All these tools, such as demographic targeting, chaos creating headline generators, and even off-site data collection and targeting, are actually built in to the social media platforms themselves?
Thanks for the great information. Checking issue validity as well as background of candidates is vital.