Can you outsmart a troll (by thinking like one)? - Claire Wardle

Explore the strategies employed by trolls and learn how disinformation campaigns are launched- and how to stop them.
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Your town is holding a mayoral election and the stakes have never been higher. You suspect one of the candidates will begin pushing false information to swing the election. As the cybersecurity expert, your job is to inoculate the townspeople against false information. First, you must learn the strategies of disinformation trolls. Claire Wardle explores the tactics of disinformation campaigns.
Lesson by Claire Wardle, directed by Gavin Edwards.
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2019 disinformation study: bit.ly/2019DisinfoStudy
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Claire Wardle is the US Director of First Draft, a non-profit that works globally to empower people with knowledge and tools to build resilience against harmful, false, and misleading information. Check out First Draft here: firstdraftnews.org/
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[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda. It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.” ― Garry Kasparov

[@avanikumari4415]

Yass a chess fan!

[@federico404]

@abdou wrecker lmao It's just an example

[@lucaschiang3130]

garry = russian = PARTY

[@SFFRN19]

@abdou wrecker Nuclear Must be the future!

[@heck_n_degenerate940]

@@federico404 Manager at TED: Aight, so we’re looking to put out a video on misinformation soon. We already have some researchers on it. I sent the details to you on email so good luck working on that. Writer at TED: Ok, thanks, I’ll get to working on it right away. ‘hmm, alright, I think I could make an analogy about some sort of election to relate to the propaganda huh, I need something that won’t get political, if I’m not careful there’s bound to be people angry at the example and will just not listen to the video anyways... oh I know! Renewable energy, how could you argue with just hoping for cleaner energy’ People in the comments:

[@lebronjames4705]

"The only way to Troll a Troll, is to become a Troll" -*The Troll Handbook*

[@exiledeve]

First rule of the Troll Handbook is you don't talk about the Troll Handbook.

[@vaughnjohnson8767]

The second is to spread the book to your friends

[@roguishpaladin]

Understand the troll, but do not become the troll.

[@gjk-arts5855]

How to out troll a troll who’s out trolling a troll?

[@wilconbarro3469]

Troll troll troll troll troll troll

[@thesenate5913]

How to handle a Troll Google: turn off your computer Ted Talk: troll them back Bing: hunt them down

[@Dexaan]

D&D Fire or acid damage

[@icannotcomeupwithanything4609]

My grandmother: Beat them up

[@makuru_dd3662]

Duckduckgo: hack there computer

[@thomaspoteete4119]

@@Dexaan DANG IT! You beat me to it!

[@user-qi6pv9jh7o]

4chan: Be trolled. Suicide is funny.

[@leezerooo7991]

In my country, the Philippines, a significant portion of our taxes is spent on the misinformation machineries of politicians. It's quite sad that our leaders would rather divide people for their own self-interests rather than educating and uniting them for common good.

[@hurdur6828]

Do you have any source for this?

[@TrueBroly]

This 👆.

[@hurdur6828]

@@TrueBroly Nah it’s just rhetoric lol, taxes aren’t spent on misinformation when there’s no department or agency responsible for a monopoly on dissemination of information

[@secret5416]

Let's take a moment to appreciate the editors and animators.

[@AM-bs1yt]

This was some deprived propaganda! Stop censorship, use critical thinking! Look both ways before you cross the street, left and right.

[@calebmurray4438]

@@AM-bs1yt shut it bot

[@calebmurray4438]

^^^ And that’s a fact

[@AM-bs1yt]

@@calebmurray4438 if you're not Canadian you would probably never jet this but "and that's a fact" is what the kids club always used to end with on SCTV skits. 😄😆😂

[@calebmurray4438]

@@AM-bs1yt I just know it from the Pewdiepie meme

[@adoredpariah]

Critical thinking and media literacy, through our systems of education one would hope. Thanks for attempting to bring those concepts to people in easily digestible ways, very respectable.

[@IrishAmericanconnection]

Cool story

[@fuzzlemacfuzz]

Here in the UK the government sets the education policy so that critical thinking is reduced. I imagine same happens in the US

[@MrBuckman420]

@@fuzzlemacfuzz I think thats a tool lots of sadly mostly conservative governments do. I know our local government is in the process of stripping critical thought from our educational system. Alberta the wannabe Texas of Canada

[@jonathanjollimore7156]

What is old is new kzbin.info/www/bejne/d33JdZupYsSWm5Y this is how Russian wage war kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5jRoXanqL14bsk they are the master of fake news kzbin.info/www/bejne/nma6m4Wgr5qgirc this stuff will help you think more like these guys www.brookings.edu/techstream/how-russian-trolls-are-adapting-cold-war-propaganda-techniques/

[@vanessazhang2037]

100% agree, as a freshman in high school I was sooo happy that our first unit in literature was media literacy-it has been super helpful!

[@manandahalfx2]

I want to vote for Joanna B. Greene, but heard she's trafficking children out of pizza restaurants.

[@kisumisakura9128]

I was looking for this type of comment 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dede6giu]

IT'S BEEN SO LONG

[@TuanAnhNguyen-en9bx]

Don't tell me those restaurants use animatronics...

[@jaded8578]

Are you talking about pizzagate or fnaf?

[@-willow-980]

HAHAHA

[@hhdhpublic]

Really, media literacy should be taught in schools.

[@laurynm3052]

Ted-Ed should be used to teach everything in schools

[@europeansovietunion7372]

Yes because there's a lack of biased propaganda in schools.

[@jonathanjollimore7156]

Yup

[@willasproth]

@@europeansovietunion7372 if education is propaganda to you then you need to re-evaluate your position.

[@europeansovietunion7372]

@@willasproth nice strawman, troll.

[@azfarahsan]

ted ed: i used the misinformation to destroy the misinformation

[@learnology8356]

Watched money heist season 4...

[@joerionis5902]

They be like: *Were gonna do whats called a pro gamer move*

[@drishtipurswani3233]

Modern Problems require TED ed level solutions.

[@GauravKumar-qr8pt]

Loha lohe ko kattha hai

[@sxb2andtheotherguys]

It sucks these days everybody using misinformation.

[@sylv5873]

Did anyone else expect "How to outsmart an actual troll?" Like, the mythical creature?

[@blakeking1125]

Yeah. Kinda disappointed honestly, especially since they used the word wrong. It's supposed to refer to people who post inflammatory stuff because it makes them laugh

[@9adam4]

That's easy, though: Bigger. Goat.

[@duckhouser]

Under the bridge with riddles and stuff? Yeah, actually. I did.

[@davidschneide5422]

"Answer me these questions three..."

[@bragapedro]

I expected internet trolls and stuff

[@Cherry-da-bomb]

Video: *how to sway votes in your favor* Among us players: *interesting*

[@reinatr4848]

"Red kinda sus maybe idk" *Red was not the Impostor*

[@Nugcon]

@@reinatr4848 true show of intellect.

[@albertmarti2718]

Really? This doesn't ring a bigger bell?

[@Ygyoyu]

@@reinatr4848 this is genius because of the "idk"

[@graep5863]

funi

[@neonlights8642]

Lmao the names: joanna b green n stannis quo

[@custos3249]

Bit closer to "Joanna Nothingwillfundamentallychange." She's Greek.

[@R2Cv1]

@@custos3249 no, no, that's what "stannis quo" means.

[@alexismandelias]

@@R2Cv1 lmao yes. @Custos was misinformed

[@custos3249]

@@R2Cv1 Should I wait until your last couple brain cells generate enough friction to realize those names relate to two different people, one of which is an emotionally manipulative representation of someone who's literally said nothing will fundamentally change under him and the other arguably hasn't upheld the status quo but driven it so far down that it makes someone like Biden look good?

[@austeyen5628]

@@custos3249 lol what

[@allonzehe9135]

What's that 2019 study you referenced? That sounds like a very useful study to read. If it helped beat disinfo we should have everyone play that game.

[@TEDEd]

Hey there! Here is the study: www.nature.com/articles/s41599-019-0279-9 And here is the online game they used: www.getbadnews.com/#intro

[@thegamingengine4537]

@@TEDEd nice game

[@silverleaf15]

@@TEDEd Woah this game was wild! I felt like my opposing political view was brainwashed to think a certain way but now I see that I’m brainwashed too lol 😂

[@anonymousdude2550]

Nice question you asked allon. 👍🏼

[@Moss_knight00]

@@TEDEd that was actually really funny and interesting, thanks for sharing

[@tuckergregory]

"Don't create a how-to manual" And yet this video is a pretty effective how-to manual. But in all seriousness, this is good information. Additionally, knowing the strategies of the bad can help innocent people seem less bad by avoiding accidentally doing things similar to that.

[@jonnynice8366]

The claim that mainstream media will debunk the conspiracy theories is just plain wrong though.

[@MeanKno]

@@jonnynice8366 lol

[@Quantum-Bullet]

@@jonnynice8366 if it is media that is out for profit they roll with what people want to hear.

[@salemsaberhagan]

"Don't teach people to be read or write, they'll misuse it to write wrong stuff." But if everyone is literate, we can all read & then we all can also see who's writing the wrong stuff.

[@avatarjakara]

It's not a How To manual though, it's an active portrayal utilizing narrative theories.

[@MarMarVibes]

“As long as you don’t make a how to manual.” *Proceeds to make a how to manual*

[@wafflescripter9051]

The whole 'don't make a how-to manual' idea is foolish for most things... people who will do this are going to figure it out regardless. I don't understand why whoever wrote this would say don't make a how-to manual...

[@benurm2390]

Yeah I think they should have explained that part better. But I think it could be that you better not make a complicated or big manual, as it needs to be understood by a lot of people, and also should not be something that people can only know by reading your book, that would link them to you and the quo could also say you are lying. Should be something that makes sense with what people already knows.

[@SixSeventySix1]

“You will free my brother” Oops, wrong TED-ED troll video.

[@dwijnapal4615]

loll

[@elliotfinn146]

If more people understood this, it would have a ton more likes. Super funny tho.

[@nadiahapsari3359]

When they talk about the online game,I thought of Among Us lol

[@rotatingdisc-479]

Shout outs for literally just calling the guy "Stannis Quo."

[@moulychourasia5893]

Whats so special with that name? 🤔

[@bananaforscale1283]

@@moulychourasia5893 Status Quo

[@Dr.J42]

Yeah and Jawanabe Greene

[@neelotpaldutta2347]

@@moulychourasia5893 There is this phrase called "Status Quo" basically trying to stick with however the world is right now, the "status" comes from trying to keep the status of everyone else. Stannis Quo sticks with the status quo of using non renewable energy. And hence why his naming decision was pretty good.

[@bobbyconroy5718]

But why is it Stannis Quo (who is clearly supposed to represent conservatives) the one who is spreading the misinformation? Isn’t this video being bias? Suggesting that the red conservatives are the ones who use these kind of tactics? Im sure both liberals and conservatives are able and willing to do this kind of stuff.

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“Whoever controls the media, controls the mind” ― Jim Morrison

[@lucaschiang3130]

nice name i must say

[@christopherrapczynski204]

I like how ted loved your other comment but not this one. I wonder why?

[@forsaken841]

“Who controls the past, controls the future. Who controls the present, controls the past.”

[@want-diversecontent3887]

Do you really need 2 comments?

[@sandlotscout6358]

@@want-diversecontent3887 freedom of speech

[@JesusMartinez-rr2ry]

I expected actual internet trolls. You know, those that love to enrage people and cause widespread trouble throughout the internet.

[@squid_cake]

@Dr Deuteron I think you should lay off the bath salts

[@richwood2741]

This was a great tutorial on how to troll but very very little was given to actually fight back or to do something about the disinformation that is being spread. I think a part 2 is in order.

[@AdrianTechWizard]

Pretend you are impartial and call your opponents liars. Works quite well really.

[@forsaken841]

Don’t forget to accuse them of what you’re doing!

[@lCore17]

Also don't hate on things, just call them "generic" and "mediocre" that also works.

[@dinf8940]

preemptively accusing of what you are doing or planning to do is a wondrous tactic, but to really bring it to next level utilize seemingly unaffiliated third parties, often guised as various 'educators' or 'charity/nonprofit' organizations

[@brendancoulter5761]

Is that not what this video was doing?

[@wesjones6370]

@@brendancoulter5761 glad I'm not the only one that noticed that ironic point.

[@thatnike2604]

I thought this was gonna be a riddle

[@SaiyaraLBS]

same.

[@charlene.w.6124]

same

[@JoseELeon]

I was already taking out my notebook and pen

[@andresallegre9780]

this is literally why my student council didn't win, our opponents created various false rumors about us and they ended up winning. now we're stuck with this student council who does NOTHING :(

[@janicedsilva16]

Poor you.

[@kissarrahm963]

life is just Mean Girls at every level.

[@Vectorlarity]

*writing a bounty poster* uh huh, uh huh

[@BoBoZoBo]

They voted in Ms. Greene, I take it.

[@wren_.]

they’ll be voted out next year hopefully

[@punbug4721]

The video: "Don't make a how-to for creating disinformation." The video: _is a how-to for creating disinformation_

[@Jose04537]

Of the gig is up, then it's more difficult for it to work 🤷‍♂️

[@jamesmah3063]

This election sounds oddly familiar, hmmmm i wonder where ted-ed could have taken inspiration from.

[@fathfez7991]

Quo = Orange Neandarthal

[@commoncoolchannel8588]

@@fathfez7991 Don't call him a neanderthal! We believe neanderthals felt empathy after all.

[@raisaapriliani2717]

pfftt "young greene"

[@Udontkno7]

Yeah, I doubt it’s based off anything real world.

[@jmbugno]

The American Democrat Party

[@kazamiyuuji3003]

ted it is LIT

[@danyelhaskins6210]

Faxxxx

[@saveerjain8168]

Yeah my friend Ted is pretty cool

[@keith-tv9yn]

Learning is LIT

[@neonlights8642]

@Shane d that really the best *comeback* u can come up with?

[@neonlights8642]

@Shane d no wonder the d in that username is ₜᵢₙᵧ

[@femzzz05]

One thing I'd like to point out is to never ever get angry. Try your best to remain calm no matter what, the moment you show even a glimpse of annoyance you already lost. Thank you for coming to me TED TALK

[@PvblivsAelivs]

Now, get meta and analyze this very video. Yes, it's designed to instill biases as well. The first thing to understand is that it is not only the people with whom you disagree that use unscrupulous tactics.

[@harlow.8638]

The animation is absolutely flawless! Keeps me hooked the whole time! Great job as always, Ted-Ed :)

[@motivated_indian_kid]

Step 1: check that you have green eyes Step 2: Ask the troll to leave

[@andpeoplesayineedalife6418]

Wat 🟢 I’s got do wid dat

[@newvolume7]

In a time of rampant fake news, we got a ted talk on how to be fake news.

[@gamehedgehog9434]

WE DO A LITTLE TROLLING IT'S CALLED WE DO A LITTLE TROLLING

[@elpi2804]

"After all, community organizing is what elections often call for." Community organizing is always what real change calls for.

[@shreeyamittal1771]

"As long as you don't create a how-to manual.." Ted-ED: Did we do that yet? No? Full speed ahead!

[@mooberriescream984]

Beautiful use of the Drake meme format at 2:25. That made my day.

[@Justanothermusicnerdxo]

This video harms more than helps. The default response in political discussion online is always “this user doesn’t share the same worldview as me therefor they are a bot”. This goes for every side and every aspect of the political spectrum. For myself this is the largest deterrent to expressing any political idea online because no matter who you side with (and especially if you side outside of mainstream 2 party thought in America) you will be called a fake account, “not a real person”, trying to spread misinformation by bringing up view points that don’t align with someone, even if they are backed by institutions and studies. It’s a very Orwellian concept that all opposition to ones political ideas are fake, bots, or misinformation. It is far more likely that someone disagrees with you than some advanced intricate misinformation campaign being behind these ideas.

[@sxb2andtheotherguys]

I feel that, it doesn't help that you occasionally do run into bots or trolls.

[@EnragedOxygen]

What makes it even worse, is that due to KZbin algorithm, almost every video on the topic of politics is a good damn eco chamber. Discussion is dead.

[@benurm2390]

I think the best way is to become a little more of an "expert" on the subject by studying for yourself it so you know better what is true or false. But still it's a good idea to think that everyone, be it Quo, Green, you or me could be trying to misinform and manipulate you for their own advantage. We should be like "here is the reasoning; they *could* (not are) be lying, so could I. If you don't believe me, my reasoning, make your own, think by yourself, study it yourself, search whatever information you can think of. Then decide who is lying."

[@norukamo]

A guy named Quo told me this Greene person sounds shady, I don't trust her anymore

[@L1ght5h0wz3n]

I can't quite put my finger on it... But this sounds SO familiar for whatever reason...

[@jdperdomo]

Question everything, even if it goes in favor of your beliefs. Criticize yourself, assume your mistakes and learn. It's very tough to do, and almost impossible to do it completely. But it's a great way to train the brain. A troll simply can't beat strong minds.

[@refought1784]

This is an accurate event that happens here in Philippines.

[@stoborking]

This seems oddly familiar, however I can't figure out what it is similar to 🤔

[@sleezyy743]

the trump vs biden thing?

[@treetheoak8313]

@@sleezyy743 who?

[@RedLeader327]

@@treetheoak8313 whomst'd've?

[@wilbur5651]

@@sleezyy743 this video accurately depicts hillary's russia collusion hoax on trump

[@ecxstasy347]

This is a propaganda video disguised as an ‘educational’ video. It implies but does not directly say that Trump is a troll because they don’t want to “get too political”. They want to hide their politics and distribute it en masse to their viewers without actually having to reveal that it is a political video.

[@carlogaytan7010]

Me: *receives KZbin message Also me: *laughs while responding* little do they know... Little do they know...

[@carlogaytan7010]

@Felix Little do they know...

[@carlogaytan7010]

@Felix little do they know...

[@carlogaytan7010]

@@michaelmodernsonicfan5341 Little do they know...

[@Alex-mb4ew]

"If you know the enemy, and know thyself, you need not fear the result of a hundred values." -Sun Tzu, Art of War

[@phillip2169]

I mean, I'll still fear being beating up by Alistair Overeem

[@erocxydorn]

3:02 was used in Uganda and it actaully worked in 2011. They told people to vote one of the candidates today, come back tomorrow and vote whoever they wanted. the voting only lasts a day

[@kristoffsmith8318]

This is extremely relevant right now, Thanks TED

[@funkydiscogod]

It explains almost everything they've been doing to Trump for years now.

[@youremomlol2263]

would be more relevant if biden actually supported renewable energy :)

[@funkydiscogod]

@@youremomlol2263 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iauye3-AhbKbbac

[@ricardoramos4514]

@@funkydiscogod even the stuff being said about biden as well

[@GrantSR]

First, this video is more about how to deal with a disinformation campaign than trolls. "Troll" is NOT synonymous with "disinformation spreader." Second, I don't have the resources to create my own dis-disinformation campaign. Instead, I fight trolls simply by pointing out (and fully explaining) every fallacy that they use in their posts. I do not engage directly with the troll. I never engage with the argument that they are making. That is pointless, and a waste of time. I use their post as an example, as if it is some poor, diseased individual that I have brought up on the stage of a Victorian era surgical theater and point out each of its flaws for all the world to see. Quite often, the troll will simply delete their post.

[@paul-ye3ut]

I some what agree but I do engage with a troll. when arguing in front of a crowd or over the internet it's not about winning the argument it's about pointing out the misinformation and lack of astute knowledge on the subject your trying to sway the people in these arguments your not trying to beat the troll.

[@user-qd4qk5vu7q]

pff. this comment is a bit overdramatic, yes? it's okay to handle things differently, but you seem rather ,, upset ,, that this video didn't explain methods like YOU intended.

[@krisppynugget]

In my opinion, the misleading title and not-so-discrete political undertone of this video did more bad than good. I came to find an unbiased video on how to outsmart an internet troll (which we all know is the general use of the term 'troll') only to be misled by this adulterated content. Quite disappointing.

[@user-qd4qk5vu7q]

@@krisppynugget i agree that this video took an unnecessarily political turn, but i find that it's better to stop watching if it's not what you wanted, which may be the most reasonable decision. the comment i replied to came off as rude, which is the reason i bothered commenting. i don't think it's right to leave a hate comment merely because a video isn't what was expected. ultimately, it's their channel and their opinion when it comes to handling a cyber issue.

[@user-qd4qk5vu7q]

@@krisppynugget i appreciate your perspective, however, and glad you took the time to reply! thank you! i hope you have a lovely evening / day.

[@mephisto4618]

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

[@gremlinfifty2308]

"Nuke Ireland First." -Mahatma Gandhi, Civilization VI

[@mephisto4618]

@@gremlinfifty2308 what do you want say ?

[@gremlinfifty2308]

@@mephisto4618 I was doing a funny

[@brindade2004]

This is Mahatma Gandhi's best quote, according to me.

[@mephisto4618]

@@gremlinfifty2308 that was not a fun at all

[@Richard_Nickerson]

"As long as you don't make a how-to" 🤔

[@johannwong7246]

"To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy" -Sun Tzu

[@omsinghpatel2512]

and somewhere in that journey you lost your main purpose.

[@namemcnamey4207]

A bit counter intuitive, I mean rather then focus on if the person making the claims has something to gain by twisting the narrative around someone you could just research the claim yourself. I mean establishing motive doesn't do anything but hard stats and concrete evidence disproves the claim and damages the reputation of the person making the claim.

[@victoriah4278]

Youd be suprised how little facts affect people. There have been several studies showing that if you have facts that what they believe is wrong, it very rarely works to convince then

[@austeyen5628]

This is assuming people aren’t lazy enough to seek out the truth themselves

[@solar0wind]

@@victoriah4278 Yeah, I'm having a discussion with a guy who thinks that races actually exist and whatever scientific article or study I gave him, showing that race is nothing but a social construct, or how often I explained to him that other countries like mine don't even use the concept, he just denied it. He just said "nEwsSpeAkers sAy 'soCiAl cOnStrUct' tOo, so tHE reSearChErs aRE jUsT bIasEd anD thAT OnE gUy is aLSo a coMmUnisT". I know that I won't be able to convince him, but I hope that other people in this thread will read the sources I linked. He just gave me a link to a KZbin video, apparently talking about why "races" are not equal, but I didn't click on it because I told him to send me the scientific sources that the video _surely_ used instead... How is it even possible to convince people?

[@sTim-Lamoureux]

@@austeyen5628 This is assuming there is a truth

[@devincalfee4908]

well, knowing why people lie is actually a really good think to understand when looking for sources.

[@InfamyJunkie]

Twist: That person hired to stop the spread of disinformation is also a troll.

[@benurm2390]

Exactly. We should think by ourselves rather than believe someone is lying because someone else said it.

[@SteveVon7]

The real mess is when both sides are doing it and using some sort of narcissistic and authoritive narrative to downplay any evidence the other side supports as being "misinformation", often without even providing any case at all against it.

[@olmosti4464]

Somebody is trolling all of us

[@riyak.7393]

*The most relevant video of 2020.*

[@kele8559]

And not just in america

[@vyingforlife]

I just learnt a valuable lesson. Once I get to vote (or do anything, really, based on my own opinion), I'll make sure to pay attention to these things. Thank you TED-Ed, every single one of your lessons and riddles all teach me something new, whether it's focused on something that I already knew or something that I had no idea even existed in this world. Every question you answer always has something worth knowing about. You make me look at the world from my own view. Thanks. 😊

[@ballsdeep-nu1xp]

ted ed : how would you spread misinformation 4chan : The Expert

[@sayanchakraborty3720]

*Most Relevant Video to Watch This Year* Misinformation exploits our narrow binary thinking. “A Lie travels halfway around the world while the Truth was just wearing its shoes”. The Best Way to stop misinformation is to get yourself informed with insightful content like this. Thanks, Ted-Ed!

[@aienbalosaienbalos4186]

I do wonder just how many of these ideas of how to spread misinformation, also apply to this very video

[@mephisto4618]

“Truth is the beginning of every good to the gods, and of every good to man.” ― Plato

[@arielschant9841]

She’s my favourite voice of TED, she makes their videos majestic, every time i hear it’s her: i never skip the video

[@marcassa123]

That is not a troll. That is politics. A troll is a user that creates chaos for fun, nothing more than that.

[@dailydoseofmedicinee]

Infants are born with approximately 300 bones, but as they grow some of these bones fuse together. By the time they reach adulthood, they only have 206 bones. More than half of your bones are located in the hands, wrists, feet, and ankles. Every second, your body produces 25 million new cells👍

[@mythilivenugopal3679]

nice

[@29muawiyakhan9c4]

nice

[@ccaio5585]

Very cool thanks

[@someone-js6pg]

short answer: yes long answer: yes, have fun

[@boogeymann6686]

If I have to be a troll to outsmart a troll, then that would mean someone else would have to be a troll to outsmart me as well. Then someone else will try to outsmart him, and eventually leads to the entire human race turning into trolls trying to outsmart each other...

[@sTim-Lamoureux]

This would be more diplomatic if it showed examples of Green and Quo both using disinformation tactics. A cyber security expert should suspect both candidates would be spreading disinformation, and because this does not consider this, I believe this is going to further the current political dichotomy which goes against diplomatic education.

[@MC-nk8wr]

"To outsmart the troll, you have to troll the troll." Me, now.

[@ChineseChicken1]

Yeah but if it’s a Troll then it doesn’t care if it gets Trolled. In fact the Troll probably likes it.

[@stephencarroll230]

@@ChineseChicken1 they dont have any friends

[@alnimri]

Before watching the video, I'm just gonna say that the best way to beat a troll is troll them back.

[@l9139]

But those green or purple trolls aren't real. They're mythical!

[@alnimri]

@@l9139 I thought it was going to be one of their riddles (opened via notification so just saw the title). *Fortunately, this method it works just as well with Internet ones!*

[@gyneve]

I find the best way is with a hammer.

[@hakimdiwan5101]

No you don't there are organized IT Cells which studies which content got more engagement and than they use it more.

[@europeansovietunion7372]

And that's exactly what this videos is doing.

[@avatarjakara]

The way this video is narrated is so interesting! In the beginning, they say not to make a How To guide to spread awareness about the spread of misinformation. Instead of a how to video, it's about the strategies used by misinformants and applying their strategies. That way, the viewer gains perspective and how they may interact with these strategies of misinformation.

[@shinecamerongamesph1257]

Just in time with my country's presidential election. Thank you Ted. Very informative. Will definitely share it. ❤️

[@eliotlong5184]

Oh boy, it's gonna be banger, I know it already. These animations make my day!

[@angtasp3640]

Thank you Ted-ed this was much needed .

[@ermacool]

Where I live, the population has gone through a situation similar to this one, in which the large amount of biased information has been massively passed by electronic means, making it difficult even to filter out what is real or false, creating a divide in the population (almost like a wall, but ideological). People act like someone who thinks the other way is a rival, an enemy. The people are extremely divided.

[@awaresoul1389]

Newly coming of age to vote, I have always had this, as an instincts, recently I was trying to question, if its actually a good way for now, and finally seeing this video makes me happy that atleast im not following a dead path. Thanks to all of those who provide such ideologies.

[@bethellemcpherson6442]

Love that this video is doing what is happening in the video - so well played

[@LLlap]

Always accuse the other side of what you are guilty of. This projection is everywhere.

[@janpietervanderplas6473]

TED would never use there platform to demonize one side and make it look like an informational video, tapping into confirmation bias

[@brycebennsoriano6701]

by being a troll in the movie “Trolls”

[@TEDEd]

We had not considered this angle 🤔

[@colorfulchameleon9891]

trollception

[@hakimdiwan5101]

@@TEDEd You learn new things everyday Teddy

[@CadetGriffin]

If Dora the Explorer is about crossing the border, then the grumpy old troll under the bridge must be a customs agent giving Dora and Boots citizenship tests.

[@theepicwarrior9492]

Now I can be an ultimate troll by knowing how people unsmart me

[@brendancoulter5761]

At what point do you question if your own position is misinformation? Never? Ok. Makes things nice and simple that way.

[@greenredblue]

It's so nice when the bad actor in a conflict can be identified easily in advance. :)

[@boogeymann6686]

If I can outsmart a troll by being a troll then that means someone else would have to out troll me as well, then someone ELSE has to out troll him too eventually leading to an endless cycle of trolling

[@fgz1]

Thank you. This information is so needed right now.

[@denispugat1589]

Thank you, TedEd! This video is timely and relevant.

[@ShauryaSingh-ts2oc]

We all know why this video came just before November 2020

[@Bob-B-.]

What are the ethics of the camera man who saw Green punching kitties @3:37 and didn't do anything?

[@enduringbird]

Omg this exact thing happened in my town in the election for our state rep. She's the sweetest lady, just a local mom who cares about people and the environment and they spread the most vile, untrue stuff about her. And people bought it and are spreading it all over. If you even stopped to think about some of the stuff they've said, it doesn't even make sense, but people just keep blindly spreading it anyway.

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

She's half alien and eats baby unicorns! > If you even stopped to think about some of the stuff they've said, it doesn't even make sense, but people just keep blindly spreading it anyway. If someone can find a way to monetize stupidity, they'd make Bezos look like a homeless person. ¬_¬

[@axellmorren347]

Ted Ed: **download this video** Me: You've became the one thing you swore to destroy

[@user-xq5og9lt8p]

As a Russian troll I approve this message

[@Saran_drk]

Ted ed: Can you outsmart a troll Me: Sweating profusely

[@deerinheadlights9784]

This is gold. Thank you.

[@sharedaccount991]

I thought we were gonna be taught how to troll trolls. like, actual trolls. mystical creatures.

[@luv_oyakodono]

TED-Ed is the biggest troll to reveal this video.

[@awildmalik9000]

oh no no theyre coming. the ppl with the red hats oh no no. XD

[@ccaio5585]

@@awildmalik9000 OH GOD NOOOOO NOT THEM 😳😱

[@martydahley1821]

I’m here early but so far the comment section hasn’t turned into a political war zone

[@thuse5532]

either give it enough time, or keep on refreshing the comments section...

[@haruhi_dayo]

its only a matter of time, im sure

[@thuse5532]

i think i already saw some crop up... christ, this world we live in....

[@AbdulGoodLooks]

Sort by newest comments instead of by top comments.

[@squid_cake]

@Dr Deuteron what's wrong with verifying information? The only thing I'm skeptical with is the person teaching everyone else the ability to see what news is true or fabricated, because they might be biased.

[@pepehorhae]

i just ignore these people and say okay and move on. the fact that you give them attention is giving them what they want.

[@rabukaxen9595]

"Joanna B. Greene" sounds like "gotta be green", supporting the renewable energy movement. But "Stannis Quo" sounds like "statis quo", and we all know what that implies. Fantastic name picking.

[@learnology8356]

In 2020 I've heard Kim Jong Un die nearly 6 times.

[@gemmm3645]

It's really late here, currently on sembreak, ACTUALLY thought there was gonna be a troll.

[@hebamalik_]

Did no one notice the 'punny' names? Joanna B. Greene = D'you wanna be green? (supports 100% renewable energy) Stannis Quo = Status Quo (staunchly opposes it because status quo? Get it?) One of the many reasons why Ted-Ed is my favourite channel! So incredibly witty and informative and fun

[@spectartacus]

So, this video is basically a Disinformation Campaigning 101 course? It didn't even say how to combat the efforts. Thanks TED! Now I can get to work.

[@chrisolemarllido3559]

Really familiar with Philippines recent election.

[@siddharthsingh9648]

Ted ed knows the very right way of making everyone knowledgeable.Keep it up ted ed, we are with you ❤️❤️

[@karandhanak6015]

This is the most relevant Ted Ed video in today's time. Great work team...👍

[@loudgryphon9839]

To outsmart a troll go to Denmark and make a website to trace trolls.