Since the beginning - sitting around the fire, telling stories, to writing books, and right through to the present, with movies, TV, twitter, and Fox News, media have shaped our beliefs and perceptions of our world. If they're false, we have a problem because our beliefs and perceptions direct our decisions and actions.

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Down the Rabbit Hole: Why People Fall for Conspiracy Theories And how to talk to those who have fallen for falsehood - - A nice collection of articles, podcasts and videos from a variety of sources.

What Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orbán Understand About Your Brain - - explores the relationship between political lies and conspiracy theories. It specifically looks at Donald Trump, Hungary's Viktor Orbán and Russia's Vladimir Putin. The conclusion is that they all use dehumanizing metaphors to instill and propagate hatred of others. And once a person resonates with these metaphors, it changestheir brain so that they become more likely to believe bigger lies, including conspiracy theories. The pre-condition for susceptibility is fear or anxiety, primarily economic or racial. The effect is greatly enhanced and made resistant to change by repetition, which is why 24/7 TV and social media algorhythms are problematic.

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Down the Rabbit Hole: Why People Fall for Conspiracy Theories And how to talk to those who have fallen for falsehood - - A nice collection of articles, podcasts and videos from a variety of sources.

What Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orbán Understand About Your Brain - - explores the relationship between political lies and conspiracy theories. It specifically looks at Donald Trump, Hungary's Viktor Orbán and Russia's Vladimir Putin. The conclusion is that they all use dehumanizing metaphors to instill and propagate hatred of others. And once a person resonates with these metaphors, it changestheir brain so that they become more likely to believe bigger lies, including conspiracy theories. The pre-condition for susceptibility is fear or anxiety, primarily economic or racial. The effect is greatly enhanced and made resistant to change by repetition, which is why 24/7 TV and social media algorhythms are problematic.