Ces conseils, dans un article du 17 juin 2020 de Nature arrivent au moment de cette pandémie COVID-19 ayant produit un tsunami de fake-news. Les huit conseils sont :
- Source suspicion. Vague, untraceable sources, such as ‘a doctor friend of a friend’ or ‘Dutch scientists’, should ring alarm bells.
- Bad language. Most trustworthy sources are regular communicators, so poor spelling, grammar or punctuation are grounds for suspicion.
- Emotional contagion. If something makes you angry or overjoyed, be on your guard. Miscreants know that messages that trigger strong emotions get shared the most.
- News gold or fool’s gold? Genuine scoops are rare. If information is reported by only one source, beware — especially if it suggests that something is being hidden from you.
- False accounting. Use of fake social-media accounts, such as @BBCNewsTonight, is a classic trick. Look out for misleading images and bogus web addresses, too.
- Oversharing. If someone urges you to share their sensational news, they might just want a share of the resulting advertising revenue.
- Follow the money. Think about who stands to gain from you believing extraordinary claims.
- Fact-check check. Go past the headlines and read a story to the end. If it sounds dubious, search fact-checking websites to see whether it has already been debunked.
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Le crétinisme planétaire est impressionnant.
Sidérant. Auréant, même.
La malfaisance sévit librement. Des abrutis nuisibles annoncent tel ou tel bville ou camping contaliné, confiné.
Comme si la souffrance économique déjà induite ne suffisait pas.
Si des aliens arrivaient il leur faudrait nous éradiquer d’urgence.