We are bombarded with misinformation and here's how you can become immune to it:

Imagine a world where everything we read and see we believe. That all the information put out there you would just take for granted.

Years ago before the rise of the internet, the truth was being fought by another narrative. There was the truth and the contra-truth.

Nowadays, the truth is not being fought by one single narrative, but rather by endless lies and different narratives to confuse you into believing anything at all.

It takes more effort to debunk misinformation than to spread it.

There is only one way to say the truth and many ways to tweak it.

Since we are living with all these different stories about the same subjects, we do become stronger in spotting the misinformation spread and just like when being exposed to a virus, start to be more sensitive coming to what is not true.

Then, the cure is not eliminating misinformation and claim everybody to believe but to be aware of it, knowing they are out there to get you and be skeptical when intaking info out there.

"What is the purpose of the writer when talking about this?"

"What emotion are they trying to trigger with these statements?"

The majority of political controversies and media takes are not for their in-groups but to trigger negative emotions out of the out-group:

• Right wing media writes to trigger the left wing emotions with controversial takes and exaggerations.

• Anti-transgender speech is directed to people who want to defend that in-group to press their button.

Next time you reading on the internet, ask yourself: What reaction are they trying to get out of this statement? You'll be seeing it from thee outside and know how not to get into their game.

Karam Zarkitou