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This week's comic is about how easily conventional wisdom gets turned on its head by bad faith actors, especially in a media environment lacking responsible editors.

#health #science #food #consumers #media #disinformation

Lead and Circuses A RECENT CONSUMER REPORTS STUDY FOUND HIGH LEVELS OF LEAD IN SEVERAL PROTEIN DRINK MIXES. HOW MIGHT THIS PLAY OUT? INITIAL ALARM Guy drinking Alpha Boar Plus Protein Blast drink: GLUG GLUG GLUG! THEY FOUND WHAT? PODCAST TOPIC The BIFF and BRAD SHOW Podcaster 1: LEAD IS STRONG METAL, MAKE MAN MORE STRONG. Podcaster 2: ROMAN GLADIATORS, LIKE, CHUGGED LEAD. GOVERNMENT ENDORSEMENT FDA official: WE ENCOURAGE AMERICANS TO CONSUME AS MUCH LEAD AS POSSIBLE, AND OTHER HEAVY METALS TOO. In front of him are product containers: PRE- 1978 PAINT CHIPS Smoothie-Ready! ARSENIC GEL Cadmium Chews LEAD-FREE FOOD BANNED Corporate guy: FINALLY OUR CHILDREN WILL GET THIS DELICIOUS, NUTRITIOUS METAL IN EVERY BITE! ©2025 Jen Sorensen
#science #Health #Media #food #disinformation #consumers

This week's comic, inspired by a study showing that AI summaries on top of search results are dramatically cutting traffic to websites.

#internet #technology #tech #journalism #disinformation #socialmedia #oligarchy

WEB'S END IN THE BEGINNING, THERE WERE WEBSITES. YOU VISITED THEM AND IT WAS FUN. Computer screen: Jill's Homepage LINKS AND STUMBLEUPON HELPED YOU FIND NEW ONES. Computer screen: Cheese Art GOOGLE ACTUALLY WORKED AND SENT YOU TO SITES BUILT WITH CARE BY REAL PEOPLE. Computer screen: Lovable Expert THEN CAME SOCIAL MEDIA, AND ITS ALGORITHMS DETERMINED WHAT YOU CLICKED. Computer screen: Facebook THEN AGGREGATOR SITES TOOK OFF. Computer screen: CRAP FROM AROUND THE WEB THEN SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES TRIED TO KEEP US FROM EVER LEAVING… AND WE DIDN'T. Woman on phone: SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL THEN AI BEGAN GENERATING SUMMARIES SO YOU DIDN'T NEED TO CLICK THROUGH TO A SITE ANYMORE. Computer screen: MONOPOSEARCH Summary SOON... THE AI CHATBOT BECOMES THE ONLY SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND REAL PUBLICATIONS DISAPPEAR. Woman speaking to phone: CHATBOT, WHAT IS A WEBSITE? UNTIL ONE DAY, PEOPLE WALK AWAY AND BUILD SOMETHING NEW. Woman has left devices on the ground and is walking into sunset © 2025 Jen Sorensen
#technology #tech #Socialmedia #Internet #journalism #disinformation #oligarchy

Latest comic on the uptick in NEPHs

#science #disinformation #conspiracytheories #media #health

NONSENSE ENCOUNTERS PER HOUR RISE DRAMATICALLY THE AVERAGE AMERICAN'S EXPOSURE TO UNSETTLING NONSENSE GOES UP EVERY YEAR. Scientist in front of chart: N.E.P.H. going up from 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 THE UPTICK IN N.E.P.H.S INCLUDES "PARODY" BUMPER STICKERS WITH LETTERS MADE OUT OF GUNS… Giant pickup truck with COEXIST sticker with letters made out of various weapons Woman: ALMOST MAKES ME MISS CALVIN PEEING. ..DISTURBING SNIPPETS FROM OTHERS' PODCASTS... UP NEXT: AVOID CHEMTRAILS LIKE A PRO! ...WEIRD MESSAGES ON POLES… BILL GATES MICRO-CHIPPED YOU ....BIZARRE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS FROM PUBLIC FIGURES… I'm quitting my career in entertainment to help ICE! .. WITH NO END IN SIGHT. Woman: OH DEAR. Looking at covid dot gov website with bird saying CUCKOO! ©2025 Jen Sorensen 
#science #Health #Media #disinformation #conspiracytheories

I like this latest comic from @jensorensen (I like her work so much I support her on Patreon)
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We need to talk about #Covid & #LongCovid . As this comic points out, many people got the wrong message from the pandemic & this wasn't an accident. There was an organized effort to spread disinformation. It was profitable for individuals & social media companies.
Health #disinformation on #socialmedia needs to be fixed, because it's killing people.


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Latest comic: The Real Conspiracy

#misinformation #disinformation #authoritarianism #democracy #cartoon

THE CONSPIRACY 1. Guy in a tinfoil hat at a bar with a mug of beer: THE WEAPONIZED GOVERNMENT IS GOING AFTER TRUMP!!! 2. Second guy in a ballcap approaches: Dude, have you heard about the REAL conspiracy? Tinfoil hat guy: The wh-what? 3. Ballcap guy: Trump really did lose in 2020 and tried to steal the election. The media you consume have been lying to you! 4. Ballcap guy: There's big money to be made in keeping you misinformed. You vote for tax cuts for billionaires, low wages for yourself, and letting Big Oil set the world on fire! 5. Ballcap guy: WAKE UP, YOU GULLIBLE FOOL, AND GET REALITY PILLED. 6. Tinfoil hat guy: That's the craziest thing I ever heard! Ballcap guy, walking away: Enjoy the Matrix, sucker.
#cartoon #Misinformation #democracy #disinformation #authoritarianism

Spy agency in #Canada leaning on Soviet imagery to help prime Canadians against #disinformation. cbc.ca/news/politics/csis-disi…
#Canada #disinformation

"the more we see something repeated, the more likely we are to believe it to be true.”

Thread about the “Illusory Truth Effect” and why it is so important NOT to repeat lies on social media (or elsewhere), even with the intention of debunking them.

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#Propaganda #Disinformation #Misinformation #Lies #Journalism

Screen shot of a Mastodon post. Text: Why do our brains believe lies? "the more we see something repeated, the more likely we are to believe it to be true. This “illusory truth effect” arises because we use familiarity and ease of understanding as a shorthand for truth; the more something is repeated, the more familiar and fluent it feels whether it is misinformation or fact." ~https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/11/03/misinformation-brain-beliefs/ #Propaganda #Disinformation #Misinformation #Lies #FakeNews #USPolitics #News
#Misinformation #journalism #lies #propaganda #disinformation

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