"Oh my Fake": An epidemic every 100 years? - 20 Minutes - OMF
Years in 20, years of (dark) fate? A tenacious rumor, relayed in particular on Youtube, affirms that each century, a deadly pandemic sweeps the earth, and more particularly the years in 20. The proof: plague in 1720, cholera in 1820, Spanish flu in 1920. And now, of course the coronavirus or Covid-19.
Obviously chronology and science do not really say that ... So why can we believe it? Answers with Clémence in the latest issue of OMF Oh My Fake.
OMF Oh My Fake , launched on Snapchat Discover, it's the 20 Minutes program that makes you strong against “fake news”. Here, it is not a question of answering the question "Is it true or is it false?" "But to" Why did we believe it? », By analyzing the mechanisms that make fake news so attractive that even seasoned minds - like yours! - may succumb to it.
During this period, OMF is particularly dedicated to the coronavirus epidemic and the fake news that circulates on this subject. Subscribe, by scanning this snapcode in the Snapchat app, you will not regret it. Go!
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