| Forging a nation of united, gullible people Posted: 16 Jan 2014 08:00 PM PST
Thanks to blogger SatD for the link to this excellent article from Journalist's Resource. I think it helps explain why there is a terrifyingly high incidence of gullibility among Malaysians, especially Netizens.
A minute to read the article, my comments at the end of it.
Last year, Malaysian Netizens were falling for all kinds of deliberate misinformation and even outright lies, from 40,000 Bangladeshis coming here supposedly to vote during the general election to Ungku Aziz's kangkung puisi intended by some quarters to add credibility to their efforts to oust/embarrass Najib Razak.
.png) | | My tweet on the denial by Ungku Aziz |
 | | The evils of social media: The puisi that Ungku Aziz never wrote |
 | | Where did this guy get Ungku Aziz's puisi from, MCMC? |
We will continue to be easily duped and screwed until we decide to wisen up and do a bit of fact checking ourselves every time we and, more importantly, use our common sense.
There are useful tips in the article for the many clueless aides and advisers to politicians and ministers but the relevant authorities, such as the MCMC, should be armed to fight misinformation before we turn into a nation of united gullible people.
Enjoy the long Thaipusam weekend. Peace!
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