10 Red Flags You Are About to be Scammed
Emma Suleiman
Have you ever received a call or an email from someone claiming to be from the government or a well-known company, asking for your personal information or payment?
Fear-Mongering
Fear-mongering is a manipulation technique used by some politicians and marketers, to gain support for their ideas or products. It involves deliberately creating a sense of fear or anxiety in people to motivate them to act in a certain way. Fear-mongering can be a powerful tool to persuade people to take action, but it can also be misleading and unethical.
Pensions, Climate: Same Fight? Can Economic Growth and Climate Action Coexist?
What are some false or misleading claims regarding the impact of raising the retirement age on economic growth, women, and the environment, which have been highlighted by the recent unrest in France opposing pension reforms? Does increasing the retirement age necessarily reduce life expectancy, and do funded pensions always contribute to polluting projects?
Exploring the Risks of AI in Spreading Misinformation about Climate Change
While AI is a powerful tool that has many benefits in various industries, the dangers of AI in spreading misinformation and false narratives are of growing concern.
The Rise of Deepfakes: How AI-Generated Visuals are Threatening the Integrity of News and Information
AI-generated visuals and deepfake videos have the potential to spread fake news and disinformation, creating confusion and potentially swaying public opinion.
The Danger of Impossible Expectations: How Demanding Unrealistic Certainty Delays Action on Climate Change
Demanding impossible levels of certainty before acting on climate change is a dangerous and misleading manipulation technique. We must acknowledge the limitations of science while also recognizing the urgency of the situation and the potential risks of inaction.
Fake Experts
Science denial is a growing problem in today’s society, with many people rejecting scientific evidence and expertise in favor of their own opinions or beliefs. One common tactic used by science deniers is the “fake experts fallacy,” which involves citing large numbers of seeming experts to argue that there is no scientific consensus on a topic.
The Illusory Truth Bias: “You Repeat, I Believe”
The Illusory Truth bias is a cognitive bias that refers to the tendency for people to believe that information is true simply because they have heard it before. Even if the information is false or inaccurate, hearing it multiple times can make it seem more believable.
Information Literacy is a Vaccine Against Misinformation
Using the vaccination method, understanding how information literacy can be a powerful tool in preventing the spread of misinformation.
Cherry-Picking
Cherry-picking is the act of carefully selecting data that appear to confirm one’s position while ignoring other data that contradicts that position.
