Why Do So Many People Share and Believe Fake News?
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Fake news spreads across the Internet like wildfire, and might even spread more quickly than real news!
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In short, as my uncle says, "a lie has already run around town before the truth could even get his shoes on."
Agreed, although I heard it has. "A lie can run around the world before the truth has got its boots on." (From a Terry Pratchett novel, but variations of this saying go back two centuries).
Because fact checking is hard and fake news can be more interesting.
_"fact checking is hard"_ 😂
The lazy generation indeed.
Sebastian Elytron hey it is you just keep getting conflicting articles thrown at you and no one ever cites their sources it's a nightmare.
Ian Here's a simple rule of thumb (for everything in life), no sources/evidence = not true
That's just it, isn't it? Personally, in addition to that, I feel that the more I dig for understanding the more fool's gold I find.
Human brains are naturally lazy and seek sensationalism over logic precisely because something that "pops" leaves a stronger impression for the brain to better remember it. Hence why lies that strike on emotions tend to stick longer, since referring to that same emotion later could trigger a particular memory associated with it, regardless of how factual or accurate it is.
Basically if a headline is emotionally charged, it's probably a lie. Because if it was based on good honest reasoning, it wouldn't have to rely on split-second emotional decisions to be spread.
WIZARD'S FIRST RULE
People are stupid. They can be made to believe any lie because either they want to believe it's true or because they are afraid it's true.
Ricky Nelson You get 10 points for using that.
ZZZ was a wise man.
I wish I could like this more. I love that book. That first rule has stuck with me for years, while the years have only shown how true it is.
"A lie can run around the world before the truth has got its boots on."
It's easier to fool someone than convince them they've been fooled.
This is why people should learn to research things instead of just believing what they are told by the news.
"A lie can run around the world before the truth has got its boots on."
Because The Onion has become too good.
@@マイルス_パワー-狐のテイルスだわ Imagine being autistic and commenting on someone else's post that has nothing to do with your post.
a "friend" once shared a story from a news site to me. i read the article and it seemed a bit to perfectly fitting. so i took a look at their sources. this page actually listed themselves as source. and as their only source... but this "friend" still believed this story...
I think the main factor, and you mentioned this early on, is that people believe what suits them. And this is true for religion as well.
I see so much fake news when it comes to Elvis Presley. I am an Elvis historian and enthusiast and I ALWAYS encounter false rumors about Elvis that I have to debunk multiple times
This explains why so many people believe in religion
I'm really disappointed that this channel isn't called PsyShow
Ryan Wakefield why?
sighshow
You guys should do a video on how to avoid fake news and how to figure out if news is legitimate or fake
Thank you! I am seriously thinking about choosing disinformation as my thesis's toppic. I coudn't wish for a better starting point to navigate from. Thank you for the summary and for showing me those studies that are linked in the descrtiption.
I'd bet the Venn diagram of those who often share news on social media and those with decent critical thinking skills doesn't have a huge overlap.
True, although I doubt that the fake-news sharers would even understand what critical-thinking was, mainly because they'd first need to be able to 'think'!
Deborah Meltrozo If your point was to illustrate your own ignorance and therefore likelihood of spreading said ignorance, you nailed it.
MrWombatty It is possible for intelligent people to share "fake-news" so that really wasn't my point. The point I was making is that people who think critically (a skill acquired rather than innate) are less likely to share any news or item found on social media. Not because it is fake but because they might wait to see if sources for the news can be verified. Your attitude isn't really helping.
Ideas that are more fit in our biased psychology are more likely to stick around and be shared. Those ideas that don't appeal to our susceptible psyche have fewer chances to be re-shared. The more we can understand about how this type of memetic selection works, the better we can implement systems to help us adapt for our cognitive flaws. Thank you this video made me think more critically about the media I consume!
Its easier to deceive the masses then to convince the masses they been deceived .
4:11 What? Who would call Buzzfeed a reliable source?
LOL, they actuelly have it in their sources. Why did i even watch this...
the11382
Buzzfeed actually has a dedicated, separate news arm which is totally trustworthy
Buzzfeed is (the) sh*t
Claude Sigma
Political views don't have anything to do with good reporting. I don't know or care what side of the spectrum buzzfeed falls in. I just base my opinions on facts from as many sources as possible, something you Americans ought to do as well
Claude Sigma, ad hominem. Just because a source might have certain biases doesn't make them wrong. If Alex Jones said that the speed of light in a vacuum is 300,000 km/s, is he wrong just because he's a raving, conspiracy-spouting whacko?
"'Everything you read on the internet is true.' - Benjamin Franklin and/or Abraham Lincoln" - Every high school teacher that assigns a research project's poster.
It’s Easier To Fool People Than To Convince Them That They’ve Been Fooled.
Truth is hard. Facts are boring. Fake-osity is exciting.
It's due to a lack of education, misinterpreting opinions from facts, and an obsession with news that is of little consequence to every day life. I don't read much news about the economy anymore because I know that the "right" answer for any economic question is too complicated to be found in a news article. I also think that more education tends to give news consumers a greater ability to determine a good from a bad source. The Economist, good; some source I haven't heard of before, bad.
Finally, some news stories just don't matter to every day life. If something sounds implausible or if something makes me upset but it doesn't actually effect me, I just hide that post and make sure the algorithm knows not to show me content like that again.
I don't know about the education system in the rest of the world, but the Swedish primary school is extremely strict about fact-checking your sources. Being sloppy with that in your keynote presentation or essay will lead to a failing degree.
"You lied about my level of skill identifying the notes correctly? I don't believe you. You're lying now, because my gut says you were spot on the first time."
There should be more shows like this, creating awareness and critical thinking. Thanks, Hank et al! =]
I always thought Buzzfeed was about alcohol and drugs.
ok but also, studies have shown that people frequently share based on the headline without actually reading the article. That factors into it too
Let's start simple: if it sounds sensational, it's almost certainly bulls**t, and you should demand sensational proof otherwise. Start from a point of basic healthy skepticism, and things get way easier.
It isn’t always easy, but I try hard to avoid headlines with strong adjectives, fact check all the stats, including expanding and contracting data sources when possible and spend at least an hour a week watching public meetings and legislative sessions on tv.
I really like NPR, for the most part they do a good job at reporting news with little bias.
@@fallenace9510 - Radio broadcast NPR leans noticeably left. Their print and online journalism is more center objective but of course is still left.
Because they can't think for themselves.
How do we know this whole video isn't fake NEWS!?
This is the obligatory joke I came to the comments for. 😄
A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth can get its boots on...
how do you define fake news though? I know what it means, but various studies have different definitions of fake news. Some even see satire as fake news
"It's not as simple as blaming Twitter bots for spreading misinformation."
I'll bet it sure doesn't help, though.
Finding out hymens breaking is a lie was insane
Hey, thanks so much for all the videos your teams have been posting recently on how media influences us.
people believe things when they have no reason not to believe. it's that simple.
Thanks a lot for trying to make this world a more reasonable place. We will succeed.
Using Buzzfeed as a data source? Guys, gals, and non-binary pals, that's ridiculous.
The problem is most people are either lazy thinkers, or haven't learned to think critically. I've actually seen people cite the Onion as a source. The internet is a wonderful source of information, unfortunately it is a labyrinth with many pitfalls.
Did you just site BuzzFeed as a legitimate source of information? Please don't do this again
No he did NOT... Listen again.
Weirdly the BuzzFeed article shows the fake news is pro-Trump, but the real news is pro-Hillary. 100% unbiased, can't figure out why they show so much pro-Trump fake news.
"In addition, created lists of the URLs of known fake news websites, of hyperpartisan sites on the right and on the left, and of the more than 100 pro-Trump sites run from Macedonia that were previously identified in BuzzFeed News reporting. We then looked for the top performing content on Facebook across all of these sites to find false stories about the election."
TheAronDark at about 4:10 he talked about data from BuzzFeed
They sited Buzzfeed as a secondary source. The data fell in line with the proper scientific study they mentioned first.
Madra Buzz feed is fake news
Intelligence is inversely proportional to gullibility!
Stupidity plus Laziness equals...
...most of what you see and hear.
My late aunt was a food sceintist. When cleaning up her things I find articles about diets, like ketosis, vegan and a all the varieties of it. The i formation from acedemical journals is the same than on the channels. There is a lot truth too.
Thanks for showing how political tribalism and balkanisation really takes place. Go beyond your held beliefs and get your news from different sources, yes even different perspectives on the same news. Don't confine yourself. I wish it was easier to deal with but it seems that nearly all news outlets are commited to partisanship and reinforcing previously held beliefs. Also, primary sources are a great thing, try and find them if you can, otherwise think critically and discern opinion from mere reporting. Keep a sharp mind out there, Friends!
Horses are apples
The thing with not wanting to be sick so you try to find reasons why the diagnosis was incorrect.. is the problem maybe that your desire to not be sick is greater than your desire to be healthy?
that doesn't make any sense. if you are unhealthy, you won't be feeling too well no matter how much you don't want to be sick. if I desire to not feel sick at all, then I'm desiring to be healthy whether I think of that as being healthy, or not. I think there's a lot of cognitive dissidence going on in this discussion. if I receive a diagnosis of a serious health condition, I actually want to find out why I was diagnosed with this in the first place to actually fix or at least find out how I can feel less sick and manage the health condition, AKA my desire to feel more healthy. with that, I don't want to make the issue worse by trying to deny the diagnosis by trying to prove something wrong when it isn't.
1- Our culture considers it impolite to correct people no matter how wrong they are. This fosters stupidity, and many memes take advantage of it to spread.
2- Many people operate completely on intuition alone, and have complete confidence in their own intuition (we are programmed to trust our intuitions otherwise they wouldn't be useful for survival) and consider any mistake to be some sort of horrible flaw, so their pride/ego is at stake any time they encounter something that threatens their worldview.
In the past, this is called propaganda. Napoleon was an expert on this with his Bulletins.
It is simple : there is a lot of really gullible people out there.
And 7 people don't like to accept the science of fake news. 🤣
Would be interesting to look at demographics and compare cultures when it comes to this.
My gut tells me there are noticeable differences.
If I only got paid $1 for each time I click "don't show posts from _____ anymore"...
Just ignore all news, unless it actually affects you directly/
Some people are suggesting that a good rule of thumb is to trust only stories that give their sources / evidence. Sadly, no. This SHOULD be the norm in journalism, but it isn't. Plenty of stories about verified, widely reported and even publicly checkable information (such as economic data, reports, scientific papers, etc.) simply DON'T LINK to the source. You have to search the net for the source yourself. Journalists should NEVER have been allowed to get away with that, but they did.
If it’s not from a reputable source don’t believe it, ie get your info from multiple sources.
Information is alive. Once it finds a host, it will want to preserve itself.
He seems so frustrated with the whole thing
Which is very understandable
Seems imo that people need drama in their lives to make them seem more interesting and meaningful.
Hmmm the potential psychological aspect is fascinating. (Commenting at 1:33, comment might become moot if he mentions the following later in the vid)
I know from my own ptsd (diagnosed) that the reason my memories stick with me is because they haven't been processed
I wonder if the reason people have a hard time accepting something as lies is because the emotion of "i was good at it" or "i was bad at it" doesnt get processed solely by hearing "we lied", hence making them reluctant cus like i said many times during therapy and life "i know what's logical but i can't *feel* logic, i don't know how to bridge the gap between logic and my emotions" aka how to make the logic *feel* like truth when i'm opposed with trauma
Not saying being lied to in this example caused trauma but it'd be cool to see if it's the same process that needs to happen for people to believe the truth when having been told an emotion inducing lie, just less pathologised
this seems to get to the point of a very specific manipulation technique "let the subject do the work for you". its a very limited manipulation technique, but it does seem to be very popular these days. basically it involve tailoring a lie, or a series of lies, to the subjects preferences. If done correctly, the lie has a very low chance of ever being disproved to the subject, and a very high chance of it spreading to other subjects with the same biases.
it is limited though, because the lie is tailored it will only work for the subject and subjects with a similar bias and if the information is not based on anything factual that can be an issue. but, lately that later point doesn't seem to matter.
Wow! That was about as clear as mud.
The truth can't get in the way of a good story.
You guys left out another part that in relation to how humans think could also qualify as another reason these things get spread about.
When someone sees a bombastic headline on social media they may want to be the first of their group to share that information so they don't put much if any effort into fact checking it.
A lie will run around the world before the truth has got it's boots on. (Terry Pratchett)
There is a Film Theory that speaks on this topic too...none too many times
This is a great video, please do more videos about Internet~ 👍
Oh no, *_data from buzzfeed._*
I shared this, and believed it.. so.. where does that leave me?
How does indiscriminate boycotting effect the market?
I can't get over the "data from Buzzfeed" reference...
When people share garbage without context I just think they are being a troll and not a complete idiot lol Sadly most people get off emotionally baiting people. Humanity is in the toilet and we are slapping labels on all the crap lol
Ahh.. alas, I'd say a fairly skepticle person one it comes to hearing information. I only truly think something is true if it comes from a reliable source like an educated person or a teacher.
Fake news is like gossip; it gets spread around quickly because it's intriguing.
Always, when you hear something get thrown around, in the back of your mind just know that it could be untrue.
Q: how reliable is Wikipedia Really?
Did he really just source from buzzfeed..?🌚
People need to choose to be trained how to fact check faster.
Can someone that downvoted explain why they downvoted. Are you just pissed that your belief doesn't match science and don't like the fact that there is a scientific reason for you to keep believing crap?
"reach conclusions that we want" Yet, if we are aware, we won't be biased, and will see the world as is.
Common since is lacking at mass and always has.
buzzfeed as a source? that's pathetic...
Was that you on CB oil?
It is easy to make fake news more interesting. Hence travels faster. While real news is 99.99% Meh.
The first third of this video could be titled: 'Psychology of the RUclips comment section'
Fake news??? SAD!
Most people can be manipulated.
psycho intelligent person can see their weakness and
they take advantage of it cause it works.
Politics,Media,Religion,Business Etc.
And now we can't trust anything anymore.
Back into the bunker!
I am awesome. I am awesome. I am awesome. I am awesome. I am awesome... Is it working yet? I'll just keep repeating it until people start agreeing with me.
You are awesome
Yeah, I've heard that somewhere before, so it must be true! Thanks!
EE Ehrenberg but the difference is that "you are awesome" isn't a fake news. All humans are awesome
I don't like fake news
Don't forget, Trump made it legal to say Merry Christmas.
Oh buzzfeed
"A lie can run around the world before the truth has got it's boots on" -- the late Sir Terry Pratchett
Hank said, "In the 2016 Yale study, (tagging fake news as disputed) significantly reduced the chance that a headline was perceived as accurate, even if the participants saw it a couple of times." This is actually the exact opposite of what the researchers state in that very study. From the abstract (and discussion section): "These results suggest that social media platforms help to incubate belief in blatantly false news stories, and that tagging such stories as disputed is not an effective solution to this problem." Sigh, your researchers need to read more carefully rather than skim these studies.
It is so easy to call out a lie and proclaim liar, but finding the truth is difficult when you consider the messengers as liars or truthtellers. The point is to stop judging truth and lie before you can understand.
oh hes upgraded to a blazer, hes changed so much since his early vlogbrother days
How about gullibility? Misconceptions is really common, like how rabbits doesn't really eat carrots but the greens(thanks Jesse) and Cory in the House is an anime(a meme somehow)
A lie gets around the world before the truth gets its shoes on.
i thought i have seen this episode before.
Who says whats fake and whats real?
the only place i get my news from is from Three Dog
People like fairy tales & fiction is more entertaining since the spin makes it interesting.