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<p><strong>How to spot a conspiracy theory when you see one</strong></p>
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<h3 class="box__title sans-serif">EIGHT WAYS TO SPOT MISINFORMATION</h3>
<div class="box__content cleared"><p><b>Source suspicion.<span> </span></b>Vague, untraceable sources, such as ‘a doctor friend of a friend’ or ‘Dutch scientists’, should ring alarm bells.</p>
<p><b>Bad language.</b><span> </span>Most trustworthy sources are regular communicators, so poor spelling, grammar or punctuation are grounds for suspicion.</p>
<p><b>Emotional contagion.</b><span> </span>If something makes you angry or overjoyed, be on your guard. Miscreants know that messages that trigger strong emotions get shared the most.</p>
<p><b>News gold or fool’s gold?<span> </span></b>Genuine scoops are rare. If information is reported by only one source, beware — especially if it suggests that something is being hidden from you.</p>
<p><b>False accounting.<span> </span></b>Use of fake social-media accounts, such as @BBCNewsTonight, is a classic trick. Look out for misleading images and bogus web addresses, too.</p>
<p><b>Oversharing.<span> </span></b>If someone urges you to share their sensational news, they might just want a share of the resulting advertising revenue.</p>
<p><b>Follow the money.<span> </span></b>Think about who stands to gain from you believing extraordinary claims.</p>
<p><b>Fact-check check.<span> </span></b>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.</p>
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</div> An extremely useful guide. As…tag:kkartlab.in,2015-06-04:2816864:Comment:1284122015-06-04T06:01:22.832ZG.V. Anandhttps://kkartlab.in/profile/GVAnand
<p>An extremely useful guide. As people of science we never usually think about them. We automatically follow them. Thanks for taking time to explain things so clearly.</p>
<p>Nobody can say following science stories is difficult now. So well presented.</p>
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<p>An extremely useful guide. As people of science we never usually think about them. We automatically follow them. Thanks for taking time to explain things so clearly.</p>
<p>Nobody can say following science stories is difficult now. So well presented.</p>
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