Misinformation Detective Gifts

Fake news on social media

Rumors, lies and innuendo.

"Tee-Hee! Working like a charm!"

A Young Boy Talking To An Old Gentleman.

"I wouldn't take the name 'dog strangling vine' literally."

Rumours Online

'The best way to protect your privacy is through a flood of misinformation obscuring the truth.'

"It's a setup."

"Really, Mr. Stevens, this fantasy of being turned into a giant frog is absurd. We both know there's no such thing as a curse, and you can't seriously believe your mother-in-law is actually a witch. . ."

"Do you swear you haven't embroidered the truth in your testimony today?"

'He's a cheat I tell you - it's just a trick!'

"Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help the Google?"

"Play the last presidential debate....hold on....first take our all the lies and stuff..."

"Before I give you my resume, I'd like to know how thorough you fact check."

"See...polystyrene!"

"What's the word I'm looking for?" "What's the word I'm looking for?" "What's the word I'm looking for?"

'And that's your idea of a desk calendar...'

"You want the truth, the whole truth, or nothing but the truth?"

"People are always whining about food labelling, but there's NOTHING that ANYONE with a reasonable chemistry degree and maybe a PhD in pharmacology wouldn't with a little effort, be able to understand....At least a little."

What a nation looks like with a free press and access to information / What a nation looks like with no free press and no access to correct information.

"He's not a big, bad wolf, Gramps - he's a predatory insurance agent!"

"They're not home.."

'Aaaaaaaaawwwwww!'

I Can't Believe It's Not Fake News

It isn't just the media that's biased...often the voters are too.

Anti-Vaxxers

"You've always been a poor listener Harold."

'Would you like my professional advice, or my honest opinion?.'

Rashomon of West 84th Street

Information and Still don't get it.

"We're getting nowhere. First you won't admit you have a problem, then you do, and now you say it's all a big hoax."

'I've been lying to you, darling. I'm not really Godzilla, King of the Monsters...'

'Tell me why I should excuse you from serving on jury duty. Be careful what you say. I have been trained to read between the lies.'

"But you really can't trust the media."

"Oh, gosh, oh no, you've found me out..."