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The Fake News Watch: Fearmongering (Ep.10)

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With alternative facts and fake news on the rise, The Fake News Watch is where we check the facts, call out the bullshit, and learn to identify the difference. In a deeply divided political world, we all have a responsibility to seek the truth and share it.

References and Additional Reading:

“Fear-Based Appeals Effective at Changing Attitudes, Behaviors After All,” APA

http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2015/10/fear-based-appeals.aspx

“The World is Not Falling Apart” by Steven Pinker and Andrew Mack, Slate

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2014/12/the_world_is_not_falling_apart_the_trend_lines_reveal_an_increasingly_peaceful.html

Is War Over? — A Paradox Explained

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbuUW9i-mHs

Thanks for watching!
-The cast and crew of The Fake News Watch
From left to right: Garrick Wong, Kaylee Fagan, Michelle Nunez, Ian Sumner
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