How were Americans so easily duped by fake news stories during the 2016 election? Well, it turns out that history is checkered with hoaxes and the suckers who fall for them. 

As we learn more about the troll factories of St. Petersburg and Vladimir Putin’s bot armies, let’s explore the condition of human gullibility. Why do we keep falling for it? Do we genuinely believe these stories, or do we simply turn a blind eye because the falsehoods vindicate our unpopular points of view?

To this day, well organized disinformation campaigns are set up like modern advertising agencies to export discord and exploit the most consequential actions we can take as citizens. Perhaps by exploring examples of how these hoaxes have been perpetrated over the ages, we can better understand how to confront them in the future.

So, share if you agree. I’m your host Glenn DiBenedetto and this is VLAD MEN

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As we learn more about the troll factories of St. Petersburg and Vladimir Putin’s bot armies, let’s explore the condition of human gullibility. Why don’t we check our facts the way we look both ways when we cross the street? To be accused of gullibility should not be necessarily taken as an insult. As we’ll discover in this week’s episode “America Takes a Bath,” being gullible doesn’t mean you are dumb…it just means that you’re all wet.

History is checkered with the frauds, the hoaxes and the suckers who fall for them. To this day, well organized disinformation campaigns are set up like modern advertising agencies to export discord and exploit the most consequential actions we can take as citizens. 

Perhaps by exploring examples of how these hoaxes have been perpetrated over the ages, we can better understand how to confront them in the future.  So, share if you agree. I’m your host, Glenn di Benedetto, and this is VLAD MEN.

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