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How Fake News Gets to You

Think you’re great at recognizing misinformation? Think again. Here’s how misinfo plays tricks on your brain and how to stop it in its tracks. Subscribe to CNET: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram: Follow us on TikTok: 0:00 Intro 0:23 The Internet is Kind of Broken 1:06 Fake TikTok…

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Think you’re great at recognizing misinformation? Think again. Here’s how misinfo plays tricks on your brain and how to stop it in its tracks.

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0:00 Intro
0:23 The Internet is Kind of Broken
1:06 Fake TikTok
1:45 Misinfo on the Internet
2:06 The Psychology of Misinformation
3:13 How to Spot Misinformation

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48 Comments

  1. Tharun V

    April 6, 2022 at 6:58 pm

    american propaganda 😂

  2. J W

    April 6, 2022 at 6:59 pm

    Try gasoline and styrofoam.

  3. Alex

    April 6, 2022 at 7:17 pm

    What’s determined as fake news? Msm posts articles all the time without citing where the info came from. They’re never considered false why is that?

  4. Tyler McKenzie

    April 6, 2022 at 7:24 pm

    Yep. Misinformation including Biden legitimately winning the 2020 election. Anybody who can rub 2 brain cells together doesn’t believe it, Democrats themselves don’t even believe it.

  5. Elliott

    April 6, 2022 at 7:25 pm

    CNET=CNN

  6. Deborah Stinson

    April 6, 2022 at 7:30 pm

    Turn off your tv for starters or at least listen critically to both sides of the stories. Research is invaluable.

  7. clw22580

    April 6, 2022 at 7:30 pm

    Step 1 if a supposed main stream media calls it misinformation it’s probably true

  8. Nick

    April 6, 2022 at 7:35 pm

    This comments section…

  9. Abdul

    April 6, 2022 at 7:52 pm

    thank you CENT for finally giving me a reason to unsubscribe

  10. Thomas Cassler

    April 6, 2022 at 7:57 pm

    this bitc. , trying to tell us were all criminals ! speak for your self !

  11. Damo Spearzo

    April 6, 2022 at 8:04 pm

    I have stopped it, any news related to the Covid scam, i don’t waste my time on anymore.

  12. Kyle

    April 6, 2022 at 8:07 pm

    Don’t trust the main stream media. Especially when they all start saying the exact same thing…

    Like when a government says something and either the left wing media or right wing media all start repeating it verbatim as gospel until it doesn’t suit the narrative they’re trying to spin.

  13. Whoknowswhatweknow

    April 6, 2022 at 8:23 pm

    This is video made up by the Gov stop us from the truth

  14. T. Wood

    April 6, 2022 at 9:02 pm

    CNN is the FAKE godfather of them all !!!

  15. James Collins

    April 6, 2022 at 9:26 pm

    “…Everyone Lies…All the Time..” Excuse Us ! What you mean is, the hundreds of thousands who were victimized by the failing public school system, maybe LIE all the time, but fortunately thousands of Us were rescued and been blessed to have never attend the controversial and liberal agenda-ed public school system. And are positive ‘Satan is the father of all lies’.

  16. AllProWebTools

    April 6, 2022 at 9:27 pm

    Good point! These day we deal with too many misinformation. Many platform should filter many contents and give more credit to trusted publishers.

  17. m h

    April 6, 2022 at 10:01 pm

    The worst offenders of spreading misinformation are the gatekeepers of information (journalists, politicians, experts, etc).

  18. Aryk Strykker

    April 6, 2022 at 10:41 pm

    The difference between a hoax and the truth is about six months.

  19. pointlessfailure

    April 6, 2022 at 11:02 pm

    You can either not pay attention to social media or you can go after the platforms that allow misinformation to be distributed, but wait, that would be biting the hand that feeds you, huh Cnet? (hosted on Youtube) Instead the media breaks it down to a granular level and blames the individual. It’s the same thing with global warming. We have global warming because you don’t recycle and you drive a truck, not because of the oil companies polluting the oceans/air. It’s your fault. It’s your fault Covid-19 spread as quick as it did because you didn’t wear a mask, not the CDC or WHO not quarantining it quick enough, it’s the individuals fault, never the company’s who sole purpose is to control these things. Your fault. This is (in itself) is propaganda.

  20. 0m3n

    April 6, 2022 at 11:11 pm

    I may think differently from the average person… But I have ALWAYS taken everything I’ve read on the internet with a grain of salt and always fact check.

  21. loretta applebee

    April 6, 2022 at 11:50 pm

    what a naive and useless piece of advice which play right into the hands of fake news makers

  22. Sanders Smith

    April 6, 2022 at 11:57 pm

    2:21 why didnt they edit that out?

  23. Jeff Shockley

    April 7, 2022 at 12:04 am

    Most comes from CBS, how long does will it take you to get that

  24. Truly Ergonomic

    April 7, 2022 at 12:09 am

    “The Best Ergonomic Mechanical Keyboard on the Planet.” Be skeptical in a curious way; it might be true.

  25. Brandon Wright

    April 7, 2022 at 12:22 am

    WAAY too many jump cuts. Holy cow..who edited this and how much coke did they do first?

  26. Marsh Mellow

    April 7, 2022 at 1:50 am

    It’s true people spread fake news everywhere about almost everything even religion is fake!!

  27. Alan S

    April 7, 2022 at 1:59 am

    It’s the peoples fault we’re lazy and spoilt

  28. Sm Guess

    April 7, 2022 at 2:14 am

    It’s true❗by dint of repetition: Islam = terrorism
    many people in the West believe so. but when I read the quran I found it to be wrong. Islam is a religion of peace, tolerance, science and knowledge.
    Easy to know 🤔, just look at the source …

  29. Robert

    April 7, 2022 at 2:39 am

    your right! we should stop letting cnn get away with misinformation! we all know that hunter bidens laptop is actually his but “media” like cnn is calling is russian misinformation when its true. start fact checking cnn msnbc abc all those companies that lie straight to our faces!

  30. oviandre

    April 7, 2022 at 4:26 am

    very creative… i like your style….

  31. Hermenegild

    April 7, 2022 at 5:28 am

    😂😂😂

  32. Ricardo Francisco

    April 7, 2022 at 5:59 am

    How to tell Filipinos that I’m aware of what’s happening there, without saying I know what’s happening there 🤭🤭🤭

  33. Ranga KV

    April 7, 2022 at 6:54 am

    It’s great to see CNET focussing not just on tech but crucial items like fake news and how to spot and stop them. I am very happy to see this video and it shows how “society focused” CNET is…. Transitioning towards these videos also indicates a huge level of maturity of the channel and the eagerness and zeal to empower people to know what they’re looking @ on the net. Wonderful video, loved it.

  34. Azien

    April 7, 2022 at 12:42 pm

    Turns out main stream media is full of crap! COVID, Hunter Biden, Russia, Aliens, Big tech, Big Pharma can’t trust anything anymore

  35. naspointO

    April 7, 2022 at 1:08 pm

    tech companies censor the truth that damages politicians from one side.

  36. Jakob Dering

    April 7, 2022 at 1:53 pm

    Any “research” seems futile in this ever expanding universe of information. Probably better relax and trust your gut.

  37. Paul T Sjordal

    April 7, 2022 at 1:57 pm

    Always check for primary sources. Be even more skeptical of things you agree with.

  38. Junk Science

    April 7, 2022 at 2:20 pm

    Bigfoot is real!!!!

  39. KB Le Soul

    April 7, 2022 at 2:31 pm

    Pov: this is fake news

  40. CWRotherham

    April 7, 2022 at 3:39 pm

    Just watch Russian state TV, definitely no fake news on there 🤣

  41. jiggzda1

    April 7, 2022 at 3:43 pm

    2:55 what song is that?

  42. Kumar Sivadas

    April 7, 2022 at 4:01 pm

    Wow! This is brilliant Ma’am.

  43. Ben Law

    April 7, 2022 at 8:26 pm

    Yes the government are the kings of fake news and telling people only what they want them to know

  44. Str8 Up Ent

    April 8, 2022 at 3:39 am

    I feel like the Destiny’s Child “Emotions” reference was just for me! 😂 I love CNET!

  45. Mike McCormick

    April 8, 2022 at 5:44 am

    Fake news warning about fake news

  46. Dsh Cha

    April 9, 2022 at 4:59 am

    Hey Alf Alf pay attention you might learn a thing or two. Concerning this fake news epidemic the solutions are simple every fake news Creator must use an editor and all editors are supplied via app these days and with a couple providers of apps so Target the app creators and you might be closer to the truth in other words don’t be blaming the consumers who purchase the album and sang along while driving out of tune making the artist undesirable to others because of the fan base that they generate isn’t the social Norm blame the marketers blame the advertisers go shake them up like Italian mob style

  47. HoopsSteady

    April 10, 2022 at 10:05 pm

    Pelosi was drunk

  48. bsw051

    April 11, 2022 at 1:26 am

    But what if it’s the “expert” that’s perpetuating the lie? What do we do then?

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