Public warned over increase in ‘cyber-chicanery’.
Following recent furores over sneaky, underhand disinformation campaigns, Facebook users were today warned to be on their guard against an expected slew of misleading, disingenuous, or downright false statements in the coming weeks, following analysis by the National Establishment for Researching Knowledge.
“It’s to be expected, given the time and the circumstances, but we feel we should remind the public that it is always a good idea to treat any outrageous or surprising claims made around now with a high degree of suspicion,” the director of NERK said.
“With so much at stake it’s not surprising that big money or dark international forces might seek to exert their malign influence. Therefore we recommend that one should always step back, and consider calmly whether something you read is wholly true, partly true or an out and out lie. Do your own research; ask people who you trust; and most of all listen to that ‘still small voice inside you’ before sharing those kind of things to your wall.”
When asked to explain, the head NERK continued, “That gut instinct is a surprisingly good indicator: you know there probably is something fishy going on if your first reaction on seeing these posts is, “Really?! THAT is the best of 2019?!?!”