Why people fall for misinformation - Joseph Isaac

How does a fact become a misconception? Dig into the world of misinformation to see how facts can become distorted and misleading.

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In 1901, David Hänig published research that led to what we know today as the taste map: an illustration that divides the tongue into four separate areas. It has since been published in textbooks and newspapers. There is just one problem: the map is wrong. So how do misconceptions like this spread, and what makes a fake fact so easy to believe? Joseph Isaac dives into the world of misinformation.

Lesson by Joseph Isaac, directed by CUB Animation.

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[Pedrosa]

Nobody is "immune" to misinformation, doesn't matter the level of scholar knowledge you have.

This is why we should always ask our sources and assumptions, even things we thought we knew well.

[arnavnarang]

"70% of all stats are made up, including this one."
They had us in the first half ngl

[saumyashree]

Never stop learning because Ted-Ed never stops teaching 👍

[clintsrandomchannel]

If it's easy to digest, it'll most likely get spread whether it's true or false

[proudbox]

"Misconceptions can result in bitter taste in all parts of the tongue".Give Ted ed a medal

[ZOCCOK]

"A lie becomes the truth if you lie enough times"
- Master Oogway

[thedude]

So basically, things got Lost in Translation.

[Mark]

We did the "taste map" experiment when we were in school and when some students pointed out that they could taste every flavor in other places on the tongue, the teacher said that they must be doing it wrong.

[jeremyfockenier]

"Did you know that 70% of all statistics are made up?..."

Me : Noooo...?

"...including this one."

Im so naïve :(

[rarafarara]

Its crazy how that tongue theory was thought when i was in middle school, thats not that long ago, imagine what other things we're learning that is just an unfortunate misconception?

[saumyashree]

The tongue map is a common misconception but then also our teachers teach the wrong thing

[elliotfinn]

"The only problem with this is it's wrong."
That is very well put.

[SMAT-gcyl]

This video yet again proves that TED-Ed videos teach us more in one small video than school ever did.

[blueeye]

I can hear the raged noises coming from the flat earthers.

[gabrielreed]

Because they see something on Facebook and think "I don't know if this is true, but I also don't know if it isn't true, so I'm going to share it JUUUSSSTT in case it MIGHT be true." *shares*

[bobwilson]

“70% of all statistics are made up, including this one.”

Well played, Ted-Ed, well played.

Edit: Thanks for the heart, Ted-Ed!

[_a_]

My friend tested out the tongue thing himself by eating sugar on different parts of the tongue. The teacher got mad at him when he told her this.

[AnkitRathi]

I had read this in my school book. After I came home, I tried putting sugar at back of my tongue and could still taste it. I thought maybe I did something wrong and some sugar fell on front side of the tongue. I tried it many times but every time I could taste it. I asked my teacher/parents about it but I don't remember anybody giving good answer. Finally I know the truth after 15+ years. Thanks.

[harshvardhanwagare]

"Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it".


Some peeps still believe in false information in this modern age :'(

[thankyouverymochi]

my guess is because people need to confirm their thoughts and get a ‘nod’ on their thoughts, so they feel they do the right thing. and sometimes the information is just not enough, and people are feeling sad that they can’t confirm what other people are trying to confirm, so they give a quick possibility to them, but when they gave it, people who receive the input are impatient and taking the info as fact rather than a possibility, and for them the info is credible (even though it’s not), and they spread the info as fact to other people, and it spreads. and misinformation getting bigger.

and social media take parts in spreading it a step further, because people could easily inform more misinformation like they could easily inform valid information.

gotta come back to see if my prediction is correct.

edit: so it was about tongue, I got some things right. the media of misinformation turned out to be news and tv (not social media), and turned out umami was the fifth taste. and it mentions a healthy skepticism when it comes to understanding new things which is kinda relate to how I had skepticism about my prediction/guess as it could be correct or not.