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[–] [email protected] 42 points 5 months ago (7 children)

I can clearly see this around me.

Not only women, but also elder men, who are really educated but lose their lucidity in front of fake news on the web. I guess it’s also because they come from a time where you were not swimming in fake news.

And sometimes, even if they think it might be fake news, they just send it to you to get your opinion on it.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 months ago (5 children)

My mother, an otherwise brilliant woman, was convinced that Prilosec causes Alzheimer's

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (3 children)

My mom is convinced the covid vaccine is going to kill me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Well, it is. At the same rate as air even.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

It is. I heard it making sinister plans with some sketchy characters out back o the Wendy's

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Where do I sign up?

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