How false news can spread - Noah Tavlin

Dive into the phenomenon known as circular reporting and how it contributes to the spread of false news and misinformation.

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In previous decades, most news with global reach came from several major newspapers and networks with the resources to gather information directly. The speed with which information spreads now, however, has created the ideal conditions for something called circular reporting. Noah Tavlin sheds light on this phenomenon.

Lesson by Noah Tavlin, animation by Patrick Smith.

[bjornarya]

just like Abraham Lincoln said, “ don’t believe everything on the internet “

[cormacnimo]

Before we had internet, telephone, newspaper and etc, rumors still travel faster than the truth. I think the real problem here is not only on a technological level but also on a psychological level.

[shadowfire]

"An internet so starved of content that facts are optional" is a quote that has always stuck with me whenever I think about this sort of thing.

[georgequilitz]

Albert Einstein once said, _”99% of quotes were just made up by some random person on the internet”_

[chowell]

As a teenager I find it fascinating how many grown adults blindly follow big media or things they see while scrolling through fb or ig without any questioning. I always thought “how did these ppl get fooled” when looking back at history and the many instances of propaganda and lying for the personal gain of one man. I just wish ppl would get out of their social bubble and denial.

[TheReligiousAtheists]

"I love the work of Albert Einstein."
- Isaac Newton.

[WTKB]

I have learned to question everything. Trust no one.

[overcookedwater]

"Don't believe everything you read in the internet"
-Abraham Einstein
Inventor of the light bulb
1989 - present
Age: 51

[rohitmitruka]

"Tesla is my best buddy."
~Edison.

[jvaldez]

The narrator is so good at these type of videos, I can't think of anybody that could take his place.

[potatoasiangirl]

George Washington
“I cut dat cherry tree yo my homie.”
*words of a poet*

[KezanzatheGreat]

Parents are some of the worst about this. And it's sad, because their intentions are always for the better. But they get lied to by the media they're supposed to trust, and that translates to very real risks for themselves and their families, as well as those around them.

Critical thinking and ways of verifying information absolutely *should* be taught in schools - alongside practical law (as a year-long class, with government classes also year-long), psychology, some of the basics of civil engineering (tie it in with mathematics - it's much more practical that way), biology/health (tie the two together please), teen living, etc.

The lack of one or all of these things contributes heavily to people not knowing much of anything about how the world around them works. And this is easily one of the things I hated most about school, was its absolute lack of practicality.

[Xolette]

This video needs to be shown to everyone!

[KennyDaG]

It's 2021 here, every facet of this video posted 5 years ago, on misconceptions, has proven extremely prophetic.

[Caim]

I remember at college that a professor told me that wiki isn't the best place to look for answers. The media often lie it doesn't matter what political ideologies they're.

[cynthiasonier]

We've finally arrived to the time when we can share information faster than we can understand it.

[MsSBVideos]

The fact that some people want dead children more than autistic children is terrible.

[bibekgautam]

This problem is more severe than it looks at first.

[kynikoi_]

"When someone lies, it's a lie...
When 3 people lie, it's confusing...
When 10 people lie, it's true."
-anonymous

[TheBlueCerulean]

Blank on Blank animation style, I like it.