John's Politics and Futurism blog

1. Detecting fake news. - Does it make you frightened? - Does it make you angry? - Does it come from social media? - Did you see it on a website with lots of adverts? - Is it sensational? - Does it agree with your existing biases or prejudices? If your answer to any of the above is "yes", it could be fake news. If you answer "yes" to most of the above, it is almost certainly fake. The purpose of fake news is to stir up political sentiment or just to spread like a virus, or sometimes to drive you to a commercial site, e.g. a site that spreads fake news and encourages you to buy a product, such as a conspiracy book or a fake medicine. 2. How to verify Before assuming something is fake news, learn how to verify. - Take the image and upload it into google image search. You can only do this from a laptop or PC. See what the search returns. If it returns lots of sites with similar content, it is probably fake. If it returns links saying it is fake, then it is probably als...

Useful summary document on covid-19 and 5g conspiracies Click here to download the informative PDF file on the below topics:   https://www.ostrowick.co.za/share/microwaves_covid_and_5g_v22.pdf Is it possible for 5G to harm me (or the air)? 3 What is “ionising radiation”? 4 What radiation should we worry about? 5 What is the “electromagnetic spectrum”? 6 What does “frequency” mean? What does “wavelength” mean? 7 What is induction? 8 RFID 8 What is FM/AM? How does a radio work? Isn’t it killing us? 9 But my phone gets hot against my head! Does my microwave oven make my food radioactive? 10 But how do I know it’s not cooking me, even if you say it’s just 1-2 watts? 11 Inverse square law 11 Light polarisation 12 But can’t they use 5G to track us? 13 But then what is different about 5G? 14 Can 5G be weaponised? 15 Short answer 15 Long answer 15 How does 5G differ from radio/TV? 16 Why did President Trump say no to 5G? Is it because 5G is dangerous? ...

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Introduction On this page I list common errors people make in doing online research, that is, gathering data online for the purpose of ultimately writing a research document of some sort, e.g., an academic paper, a factual book, etc. I hope this page is helpful to you. If you think it needs some additional pointers mentioned on it, please let me know. Please note this page contains the author's opinions only and may differ from the Rules and Regulations of the University. Please consult the University Rules, which overrule these. http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-easy-ways-to-spot-b.s.-news-story-internet  Interpreting and Choosing Sources The most important thing is to use reputable, recognised, accurate sources. There is a lot of information on Internet which is of questionable provenance. In particular, you should avoid making the following mistakes:   Do not assume that because a page is online, its content is worth referencing. The content may be completely inaccurate, false, misl...