Fake News Quotes

“Assert the most absurd nonsense, call it a scientific truth, and back it up with strange words which, like potentiality, etc., sound as if they had a meaning but in reality have none, and nine out of every ten men who read your book will believe you. Acquire a remarkable name in one branch of human knowledge, and presto! you are infallible in all. Who can contradict you, if you only wrap up your assertions in specious phrases that not one man in a million attempts to ascertain the real meaning of? We like so much to be saved the trouble of thinking,that it is far easier and more comfortable to be led than to contradict, to fall in quietly with the great flock of sheep that jump blindly after their leader than to remain apart, making one's self ridiculous by foolishly attempting to argue. Real argument, in fact, is very difficult, for several reasons: first, you must understand your subject well, which is hardly likely; secondly your opponent must also understand it well, which is even less likely; thirdly you must listen patiently to his arguments, which is still less likely; and fourthly, he must listen to yours, the least likely of all.”
― Jules Verne, From the Earth to the Moon and 'Round the Moon

“Just because it's viral, doesn't make it true. Just because it's popular, doesn't make it right.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iman Insaniyat, Mazhab Muhabbat: Pani, Agua, Water, It's All One

“You'll be interested to know that the rewriting of history is still being attempted, especially in the United States.

I'm not surprised. The way they tried to paper over slavery, and then the Jim Crow laws... you can't have those kinds of inequities in a democracy. If indeed that country is one, or ever was.”
― Margaret Atwood, Old Babes in the Wood: Stories

“In an age where information is disseminated with unprecedented speed and reach, the study of disinformation is more crucial than ever. By dissecting the technologies employed, the motivations that fuel disinformation, and the distinct styles of deceit adopted, John Gillam aims to unravel the deliberate and ever-evolving use of falsehoods. His first book, Decoding Disinformation, is the first in a series about disinformation.”
― John Gillam

“When someone is serial pervert, this is not news. News is when an asexual is forced to come… by an invisible neutrino weapon! So it is more probable they'll outcry the asexual than the pervert. Especially if the first (pervert) is famous and the second is famous wannabe (asexual).”
― Maria Karvouni, You Are Always Innocent

“They control the brain and make it think certain thoughts they force it to think that may or not have existed. Then they create clone recordings that essentially are fake but may sound realistic.”
― Maria Karvouni

“The prefrontal cortex, which hosts the ‘logical’ part of the brain, comes second in the process of reading the news. We are vulnerable to manipulation by those who appeal to our emotions with the intent to pursue their own agendas.”
― Nayef R.F. Al-Rodhan

“The Invaders are in your very midst!’
The Newsman admits.
The People
start having fits
after paying him handsomely
for his services.”
― Roy Duffield, Bacchus Against the Wall

“Just because it's viral, doesn't make it true.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iman Insaniyat, Mazhab Muhabbat: Pani, Agua, Water, It's All One

“Statement on Generative AI

Just like Artificial Intelligence as a whole, on the matter of Generative AI, the world is divided into two camps - one side is the ardent advocate, the other is the outspoken opposition. As for me, I am neither.

I don't have a problem with AI generated content, I have a problem when it's rooted in fraud and deception. In fact, AI generated content could open up new horizons of human creativity - but only if practiced with conscience. For example, we could set up a whole new genre of AI generated material in every field of human endeavor. We could have AI generated movies, alongside human movies - we could have AI generated music, alongside human music - we could have AI generated poetry and literature, alongside human poetry and literature - and so on. The possibilities are endless - and all above board. This way we make AI a positive part of human existence, rather than facilitating the obliteration of everything human about human life.

This of course brings up a rather existential question - how do we distinguish between AI generated content and human created material? Well, you can't - any more than you can tell the photoshop alterations on billboard models or good CGI effects in sci-fi movies. Therefore, that responsibility must be carried by experts, just like medical problems are handled by healthcare practitioners. Here I have two particular expertise in mind - one precautionary, the other counteractive.

Let's talk about the counteractive measure first - this duty falls upon the shoulders of journalists. Every viral content must be source-checked by responsible journalists, and declared publicly as fake, i.e. AI generated, unless recognized otherwise. Littlest of fake content can do great damage to society - therefore - journalists, stand guard!

Now comes the precautionary part. Precaution against AI generated content must be borne by the makers of AI, i.e. the developers. No AI model must produce any material without some form of digital signature embedded in them, that effectively makes the distinction between AI generated content and human material mainstream. If developers fail to stand accountable out of their own free will, they must be held accountable legally.

On this point, to the nations of the world I say, you can't expect backward governments like our United States to take the first step - where guns get priority over children - therefore, my brave and civilized nations of the world - you gotta set the precedent on holding tech giants accountable - without depending on morally bankrupt democratic imperialists. And remember, the idea is not to ban innovation, but to adapt it with human welfare.

All said and done, the final responsibility falls upon just one person, and one person alone - the everyday ordinary consumer. Your mind has no reason to not believe the things you find on the internet, unless you make it a habit to actively question everything - or at least, not accept anything at face value. Remember this. Just because it's viral, doesn't make it true. Just because it's popular, doesn't make it right.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iman Insaniyat, Mazhab Muhabbat: Pani, Agua, Water, It's All One

“The idea is not to ban innovation, but to adapt it with human welfare.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iman Insaniyat, Mazhab Muhabbat: Pani, Agua, Water, It's All One

“No AI model must produce any material without some form of digital signature embedded in them, that effectively makes the distinction between AI generated content and human material mainstream. If developers fail to stand accountable out of their own free will, they must be held accountable legally.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iman Insaniyat, Mazhab Muhabbat: Pani, Agua, Water, It's All One

“Focus on ethical AI, rather than smarter AI.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Visvavatan: 100 Demilitarization Sonnets

“Na era da (des)informação e da globalização, espalhando-se em progressão geométrica tal como o compartilhamento instantâneo das notícias falsas em um mundo intrinsecamente conectado, os próprios patógenos podem percorrer, em poucas horas, o globo; já não mais se deslocam lentamente, pegando carona com os passageiros de caravelas ou caravanas, meses a viajar por mares, rios ou estradas.
As pandemias do século 21 — reais e ficcionais— são intrinsecamente subjugadas ao lado perverso da era da internet e dos aviões a jato.”
― Thiago Sardenberg, À Noite não Restariam Rosas: A Ameaça Epidêmica em Narrativas Vampirescas

“se ha puesto de moda la palabra "postverdad" para definir el contexto global de desinformación, aunque en realidad sería más acertado denominarlo "prementira", "multimentira" o "plurimentira", pues lo que principalmente llega al público no es más que una gran falsedad disfrazada de verdad”
― Pedro Baños Bajo, Así se domina el mundo: Desvelando las claves del poder mundial

“A mentira é mais atraente do que a verdade, mesmo quando a verdade tenta desesperadamente arrombar a porta.”
― Jorge Guerra Pires, Desinformação, infodemia, discurso de ódio, e fake news : Saiba o que são e como se informar online de forma saudável (Inteligência Artificial, Democracia, e Pensamento Crítico)

“Não deixe seu ego entrar no caminho de um cérebro saudável, aceite quando sua informação for desinformação e siga em frente. Todos nós erramos, o erro é permanecer no erro. Ignorância é não burrice, ignorância é ignorar os fatos.”
― Jorge Guerra Pires, Desinformação, infodemia, discurso de ódio, e fake news : Saiba o que são e como se informar online de forma saudável (Inteligência Artificial, Democracia, e Pensamento Crítico)

“Cada vez mais, a informação se espalham e são usadas sem sabermos as fontes. Isso é perfeito para pessoas que usam as redes para desinformação: uma vez que uma informação ganha vida, ninguém se preocupa em geral em checar a origem, a veracidade. Como viciados em caça-níqueis, as pessoas puxam a alavanca procurando ganhar algo com isso, seja uma discussão, seja estar certo(a).”
― Jorge Guerra Pires, Desinformação, infodemia, discurso de ódio, e fake news : Saiba o que são e como se informar online de forma saudável (Inteligência Artificial, Democracia, e Pensamento Crítico)

“Para muitas pessoas, um print de Instagram vai ser o máximo que elas vão saber sobre um assunto, antes de opinarem ou mesmo compartilharem.”
― Jorge Guerra Pires, Desinformação, infodemia, discurso de ódio, e fake news : Saiba o que são e como se informar online de forma saudável (Inteligência Artificial, Democracia, e Pensamento Crítico)

“Atualmente, a política é um monte de narrativas falsas impulsionadas por bots.”
― Jorge Guerra Pires, Desinformação, infodemia, discurso de ódio, e fake news : Saiba o que são e como se informar online de forma saudável (Inteligência Artificial, Democracia, e Pensamento Crítico)

“Já é conhecido desde a Grécia antiga através do estoicismo que raiva gera comportamentos irracionais, que muito provavelmente a pessoa vai se arrepender, que a razão sai pela janela quando a raiva entra pela porta.”
― Jorge Guerra Pires, Desinformação, infodemia, discurso de ódio, e fake news : Saiba o que são e como se informar online de forma saudável (Inteligência Artificial, Democracia, e Pensamento Crítico)

“Toda mentira tem um fundo de verdade, as fake news em parte se propagam assim, além da tendência da confirmação.”
― Jorge Guerra Pires, Ciência para não cientistas: como ser mais racional em um mundo cada vez mais irracional, vol. 1 (Bolsonarismo) (Inteligência Artificial, Democracia, e Pensamento Crítico)

“No novo Testamento, em João 8:4, Jesus diz que “o diabo é o pai da mentira”: “Vós tendes por pai ao diabo, e quereis satisfazer os desejos de vosso pai. Ele foi homicida desde o princípio, e não se firmou na verdade, porque não há verdade nele.
Como explicar as pesquisas que mostram os grupos de WhatsApp de religiosos como ninho das mentiras? Como explicar a bancada evangélica apoiar a derrubada do PL das Fake News?
A explicação é simples: eles acreditam no que espalham; na cabeça deles, isso é verdade. Isso é reforçado pelo fato de que a origem das notícias em geral vem das lideranças religiosas, que eles confiam. Quando acreditamos em algo, ficamos mais susceptíveis a acreditarmos tanto em notícias quanto argumentações que suportam nossas visões, mesmo quando são claramente, descaradamente, falsas.”
― Jorge Guerra Pires, Ciência para não cientistas: como ser mais racional em um mundo cada vez mais irracional (Vol. II: Religião) (Inteligência Artificial, Democracia, e Pensamento Crítico)

“Truth is electrifying,
Lies are tiresome.
Love is life-defining,
Hate is burdensome.”
― Abhijit Naskar, World War Human: 100 New Earthling Sonnets

“Dear John Twitter
(Delete Twitter Sonnet)

For a long time I've been
backin' away from twitter,
but I didn't cut tie completely
hoping that it might get better.

Now that a far right billionaire baboon
has turned it into the internet sewer,
there's no point to hanging on to filth,
twitter used to be relevant, but no longer.

From time to time, colonial morons try to
bring back the good ol' days of segregation.
It's up to the human society to take charge,
and castrate their ambition through isolation.

Quarantine rabid dogs by absolute dissociation,
To entertain filth is to perpetrate uncivilization.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Divine Refugee

“Now that a far right billionaire baboon
has turned it into the internet sewer,
there’s no point to hanging on to filth,
twitter used to be relevant, but no longer.

From time to time, colonial morons try to
bring back the good ol’ days of segregation.
It’s up to the human society to take charge,
and castrate their ambition through isolation.

Quarantine rabid dogs by absolute dissociation,
To entertain filth is to perpetrate uncivilization.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Divine Refugee

“What he said is truth .Indian Godi media spread lot of fake news about Bangladesh since Haseena lost power. Authentic sources from Bangladesh says around 300 people killed in Bangladesh violence and in that only 5 are Hindus. Majority killed are Muslims.”
― Bangladesh violence

“Humanovator (The Sonnet)

Chatgpt pampers plagiarism,
Facebook pampers conspiracy.
More and more innovations are
becoming catalyst of catastrophe.

Note, I didn't mention the birdie,
Very mindful, very demure.
Facebook can still be repaired,
but once a MAGA, always a sewer.

Innovation that outlives its usefulness,
is no longer innovation but carnivoration.
Innovators not in touch with soil-n-roots,
are predators of the concrete jungle.

The golden age of startups is behind us,
today it's mostly filth, fraud and smut.
Amidst the crowd of trust fund termites,
be the humanovator to humanize the world.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Divine Refugee

“Chatgpt pampers plagiarism,
Facebook pampers conspiracy.
More and more innovations are
becoming catalyst of catastrophe.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Divine Refugee

“De acordo com um relatório da Organização para a Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Econômico (OCDE), o Brasil enfrenta desafios significativos em relação à capacidade de distinguir informações verdadeiras de falsas. A pesquisa revelou que, em média, 54% das pessoas no Brasil conseguem fazer essa distinção, enquanto a percepção geral em outros países é de 60%. Essa diferença coloca o Brasil abaixo da média global. Além disso, a sátira (como os memes) foi identificada como a linguagem mais fácil de ser confundida com notícias falsas, apontada por 71% dos entrevistados.”
― Jorge Guerra Pires, Falácias: Aprenda a identificar e rebater argumentações problemáticas, mas comumente usadas (Inteligência Artificial, Democracia, e Pensamento Crítico)