Ships that disappear, planes that can’t be found. Who hasn’t heard of the infamous Bermuda Triangle?
This geographical area located between Florida, Puerto Rico and the Bermuda Archipelago, covers nearly several million km2 and feeds rumors as much as fiction. What is happening in this famous triangle? Is he cursed? Some come to build eccentric theories between extraterrestrials and the submerged city. The wildest hypotheses are circulating. This week in Oh my fake, Clémence takes stock of the mysterious triangle. What if science could explain it?
Be strong against fake news
OMF Oh My Fake sur Snapchat Discover is the 20 Minutes program that makes you strong against fake news and more broadly invites you to understand the psychological springs and biases that encourage sharing and virality. Beyond knowing if “It’s true or it’s false”, the important thing is rather to understand “Why did we believe it? », By analyzing the mechanisms that make rumors, often false, so attractive that even seasoned minds – like yours! – can succumb to it.
Coronavirus, health crisis, social movements, this period, OMF Oh My Fake is more than ever a program that gives perspective and critical thinking just like our fact checking column “Fake Off”. And since season 2 of this program is particularly hair-raising and colorful, don’t hesitate to subscribe. You can do this directly by scanning this snapcode in the Snapchat app. And I promise, you won’t regret it.
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