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** Anonymous tricked hundreds of pedophiles, covering their tracks using the anonymous internet browser Tor, into downloading a fake addon for the browser that recorded all their browsing activity. Imagine if this fake addon was used for evil. |
** Anonymous tricked hundreds of pedophiles, covering their tracks using the anonymous internet browser Tor, into downloading a fake addon for the browser that recorded all their browsing activity. Imagine if this fake addon was used for evil. |
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* ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'', the 1938 radio version by [[Orson Welles]]. Many people ''actually thought the U.S. was being invaded by aliens.'' Several similar programs have had the same effect, albeit on a much smaller scale. The consequences have been both more and less fortunate. In an Irish example, a documentary-style drama called ''Fallout'' constructed a what-if story of a nuclear disaster at Sellafield, told through fake news clips. The following morning the radio shows were inundated with calls asking for more information, from people who had thought it was real. Didn't reach a wide enough audience to do any real damage though. Which is a pity, as it was a damn good show. |
* ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'', the 1938 radio version by [[Orson Welles]]. Many people ''actually thought the U.S. was being invaded by aliens.'' Several similar programs have had the same effect, albeit on a much smaller scale. The consequences have been both more and less fortunate. In an Irish example, a documentary-style drama called ''Fallout'' constructed a what-if story of a nuclear disaster at Sellafield, told through fake news clips. The following morning the radio shows were inundated with calls asking for more information, from people who had thought it was real. Didn't reach a wide enough audience to do any real damage though. Which is a pity, as it was a damn good show. |
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* The assassination of U.S President [[John F Kennedy]] led to a Paranoia Fuel ''industry''; not only did it result in countless different [[Government Conspiracy]] theories about who ''really'' bumped off Kennedy, but since most of these theories also pretty much ultimately suggest that ''everyone in a position of authority conspired to kill this guy'', it pretty much destroyed any kind of faith that many people could have in any kind of government or authority; sure, they might ''say'' they weren't involved, but then they ''would'' say that, wouldn't they? |
* The assassination of U.S President [[John F. Kennedy]] led to a Paranoia Fuel ''industry''; not only did it result in countless different [[Government Conspiracy]] theories about who ''really'' bumped off Kennedy, but since most of these theories also pretty much ultimately suggest that ''everyone in a position of authority conspired to kill this guy'', it pretty much destroyed any kind of faith that many people could have in any kind of government or authority; sure, they might ''say'' they weren't involved, but then they ''would'' say that, wouldn't they? |
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** Watergate and the resignation of President [[Richard Nixon]] -- which revealed to the world that yeah, there were people in government who really ''were'' a bunch of venal criminals out to screw the electorate over for their own selfish gains -- really didn't help matters. On the upside, the ones who are like that aren't very good at covering their tracks. |
** Watergate and the resignation of President [[Richard Nixon]] -- which revealed to the world that yeah, there were people in government who really ''were'' a bunch of venal criminals out to screw the electorate over for their own selfish gains -- really didn't help matters. On the upside, the ones who are like that aren't very good at covering their tracks. |
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** Some have suggested the popularity of the various Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories is because the alternative is even MORE paranoia inducing. After all, if the most powerful and well-protected man on earth can be killed without warning by a single nut working all by himself, how safe do you think ''you'' are? |
** Some have suggested the popularity of the various Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories is because the alternative is even MORE paranoia inducing. After all, if the most powerful and well-protected man on earth can be killed without warning by a single nut working all by himself, how safe do you think ''you'' are? |
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