Fake News 101: Mental Shortcuts

[@xRuNdOwN284x]

Hey driftor just wanted to say I have always appreciated your philosophical and world views. Even though we may not align on all ideas you do a phenomenal job talking about both sides and trying to be objective as possible. You’re a good guy I have been following you for 10+ years and will continue to look forward to what you produce.

[@Drift0r]

Thank you :)

[@robob221]

I bump this! 👍

[@05kamora]

Fully agree with this assessment.

[@oceanside9508]

Oh yeah. Classic Drift0r coming in with the facts and the logic. I’m here for the ride.

[@La0bouchere]

Most problems around fake news (and critical thinking in general) happen due to mistakes in metathinking, not because the news is actually incorrect. Even sites like info wars usually put out "accurate" articles, in that most of the individual facts are correct, but the selection of what to include and what to focus on leads people to incorrect opinions. Knowing when you shouldn't have an opinion is more important than knowing if a source is reliable.

[@La0bouchere]

Also, the book What's Our Problem by Tim Urban is a really good read for anyone interested in critical thinking, especially around politics.

[@Drift0r]

Excellent perspective! I'd love to cover that in a follow up episode

[@SauceSlave]

I agree with this completely. In 2023, people insert their own identities into the news. If you view yourself as a victim, you see the world as your oppressor.

[@TheErikjsm]

i dont really see the meta thinking part maybe im missing something. but for sure people severly lack critical philosophical thinking comming to conclutions that are not at all logicly sound from what has been actually established thats super common. but ofc there are also issues like people only reading headlines, staying isolated in their ecochambers etc.

[@chaotixskulls7051]

@@La0bouchere you’ll find more truth on info wars then on any mainstream platform

[@ATTACKofthe6STRINGS]

I can’t wait to hear what you have to say. I think you’re doing a really needed thing, right now, and I appreciate the work it will take you to do this. Once again, you prove to me that this sub is one of my most valued and appreciated subs I’ve ever made.

[@HectorsOasis]

This reminds me of my social science class. Understanding in the inherent bias of humanity, but still finding ways to cross reference, check reliable sources, understanding human buas itself, or learning hiw to evaluate media 'objectively'. Its important to stay aware. Thank you for the fun video!

[@HighScoringGameplays]

I feel like my brain grows every time you drop a new upload man. Your effort and intelligence is always appreciated! Been a subscriber since bo2 machinima days man. I came here for the the gaming and stayed for the thought provoking, informative, and intellectual content! 🔥

[@SauceSlave]

I think confirmation bias is the biggest issue concerning the news. You view the world through your own lens and experiences. Hurt people hurt people. I think rejecting and demonizing different opinions is far worse of a problem than where you get your news.

[@VJ2099]

Eh it depends on what the opinion is tho. Sometimes there is no middle ground.

[@SauceSlave]

@@VJ2099 you missed the point

[@pinobluevogel6458]

I think the biggest issue is that opinions aren't facts. Also, facts can often be interpreted in different ways, shown through different lenses or frames or even be opposed by other facts. Here lies the biggest problem of all. Even science that has the job of getting to the truth and to factual evidence is constantly evolving. Science has the truth, until proven differently. And even then, there are things science cannot (yet) explain. On some subjects our discoveries mostly show us how little we know.

[@VJ2099]

@aaronhagan221 what point am I missing? I don’t think I missed it, I understand what you’re saying and I agree somewhat. Your comment seems to suggest that every opinion is worth at least some consideration. I was just pointing out that sometimes that isn’t the case depending on the opinion. Such extreme opinions like thinking that eradicating a certain group of people would benefit the rest of society or abolishing the separation of church and state in the U.S. are examples of opinions that should not be given any consideration whatsoever.

[@Housesider]

@@VJ2099 Absolutely, you're correct there. Anyone at any given point can formulate an opinion on literally any conceivable subject, and that includes the absurd and ridiculous. If we mindlessly abide by an extremist edict such as giving literally all opinions equal merit, we are advocating for needless wastage of time, effort, and energy. Proper logical deduction & consideration should also inherently maintain a high degree of efficiency.

[@milesdillingham6869]

absolutley love when you make this type of content. keep it up, looking forward to more

[@speedymemes8127]

Drift0r content evolution is looking positive. If you go down this path, you're going to replace a good chunk of the journalists I listen too. Potentially all of them.

[@Drift0r]

That's not good! I'm not good enough at this to be replacing professionals.

[@zeonav5194]

​@@Drift0rWTF you mean you are not professional enough to be a journalist? @Drift0r you are professional enough to be the next president of the USA.

[@sosmooth13]

Driftor making valid points doesn’t mean he should be replacing journalism. Actual fact telling and dedicated journalists do what he did in this video everyday, all day with more resources. It’s good to get options like Driftors still, but never replace actual journalism.

[@sosmooth13]

Videos like these are needed in order to steer people in the right direction. I kinda cringe when I hear someone say they get their news from so and so on some social media platform when it’s REALLY not that hard to find reliable sources once you’ve started finding out the unbiased and reliable journalists who put it out there. Thing is, not a lot of people want to do that, so confirmation bias is super strong right now with the abundance of info we have.

[@bradenmchenry995]

#1 don’t watch mainstream media #2 look up what confirmation bias is

[@Drift0r]

#2 might make a great second episode

[@ACE112ACE112]

disagree with #1. just cuz it's mainstream doesn't mean it's fake

[@shamrock73]

Yeah nbc is considered "balanced" they're anything but balanced when you view them with hindsight.

[@Kevlashnikov]

As far as apocalyptic cult leaders go. You're my favorite one. In all seriousness, a decade ago I came for FMJ vids. But, I've stayed for these slices of wisdom and knowledge.

[@Drift0r]

you had me in the first half

[@legoshi6769]

The man himself. Drift0r will continue to do more research and spread facts. About that news. Its an honor to hear from you again.

[@Housesider]

I think this is an excellent idea for a series or whatever, because the current state of the world is essentially in abject poverty when it comes to media literacy and critical thinking skills. It is absolutely insane how eager so many people are to deliberately bury their heads in the sand and defy the very notions of logic and reality. A lot of people keep mentioning confirmation bias, but the lack of critical thought exemplified by contemporary society is far beyond just that one type of fallacious thought. You've been a consistently great quality content creator in my opinion so I look forward to whatever you will be putting out in the future. 💪

[@oots4790]

Im super looking forward to this series. I want to be informed and have the correct info, but gah damn everything contradicts nowadays and i never know what to believe.

[@pinobluevogel6458]

Pretty good baseline way to handle the information overload and trying to get more accurate sources of news and media. The main issue with mainstream news (at least in my country) is not that they are actually misreporting many things, or make a whole lot of mistakes with the things they say or report on. The issue - and this is HUGE in this day and age - is underreporting of certain issues and framing certain parties in a bad light. Some issues, often political ones, just aren't mentioned, at all. Some opposition parties, even though they have been proven to be right over and over, simply get framed in a bad way. This is mostly because they point out issues with the ruling parties, which are the ones suppoting the network financially and even have their own people running the different networks. This is why alternative media has grown immensely over the last years, to counterbalance the bias that the mainstream channels and newspapers have, with either opposing views, or a more middleground approach. Lastly - and I think this is really funny and still somewhat crazy - there have been some independant journalists, that took the time to research ALL of Alex Jones biggest and most incredible claims and fabrications. It turns out, with nearly everything he predicted, some form of it was true, even if it was a bit of a stretch sometimes to link it to actual facts or circumstances. Out of 12 predictions, 10 of them could be linked to actual events, by interpreting it a little more loosely, or being very generous with interpretation. Whatever worth this has, because most of Alex Jones claims are so completely out there and bonkers at times, he rarely if ever gets taken seriously. I just wanted to point out, that it still might be worth investigating into these claims as a journalist, as it might reveal something substantial and real behind it that nobody expected, including Alex Jones himself.

[@kampfkeks6619]

A great idea for a series. I would look to connect to some other creators and find out what their methodology is. Would be very interesting.

[@sosmooth13]

These videos also always make me think back on my former classmates. I’m in my late 20’s so I grew up with the news in the 90’s-00’s and then rise social media. So my generation should damn near be experts on how to sift through the bs. But I’m constantly proven wrong whenever I seen my peers post the fakest stuff that should’ve taken them just a small amount of effort to look up.

[@TheUncommonEffect]

"Fake News In-depth" for the series name?? Lmao Tons of respect for you Drift0r, looking forwards to whatever comes next.

[@Cellticlink]

I am happy to know you are able to support your family even though you an not game as much. That is what I have been worried about these past few years. Goodgoodgood

[@27370]

Quite excited for this series!

[@ASLUHLUHC3]

Reuters' weekly newsletter is all I need

[@larryc835]

Brilliant channel. I will follow regardless of your topics, thank you.👏👍💯

[@jamesrodriguez5671]

Been with you drift0r since call of duty ghost, I’m all grown up and play cod with my kid from time to time. Always like you non gaming content more than ever, evolving is life.

[@Drift0r]

:)

[@pelumis.9993]

Thanks for the vid Drift0r. And thanks as well for the effort you put in to make sure we are well informed and able to better inform ourselves as. I follow a lot of gamers but I truly appreciate the tilt you adopted from. Your growth trajectory is truly inspiring and has helped in becoming a better person.

[@Drift0r]

:)

[@rishipatel4520]

I really like how you have started a dialogue on this. I have been having similar thoughts recently. Being a senior in college at Ohio state university I have come to notice that a lot of acedemia is writing long papers, while yes these papers are very helpful and most times necessary to convey Information. I believe that many times long reports/papers are used as a tactic to mislead or convey biased information because of the nature of fact that no one has the time to fact check every single sentence in a 200 page paper.

[@esteban5628]

Always nice seeing you posted

[@mindofmyown333]

Really looking forward to this series! Anything to help our media literacy is great!

[@Indy4Cookie]

let’s go. super excited for this series.

[@filipmokrejs3611]

I'm all for this series. Hope you can steer it in a more general direction and not just turn into a news channel, but that doesn't seem to be your plan anyway so do as you plan. Can't wait for the next video!

[@ak47domination1]

I feel like drift0r would make an excellent teacher or professor.

[@OvercomingTheSecularMainstream]

The chart claimed that corporate media is the most reliable😂😂

[@Parker--]

_"We graded our own scores and we got 100%."_

[@smt_bruins1121]

I love the new content. I’ve always been a fan of your political and social commentary. Keep up the amazing work Driftor!

[@hedgehog6041]

How long before driftor finally switches to video essay format full time?

[@Drift0r]

when it can pay the bills

[@swarm1392]

Great video as always! I’m so glad you still say like, favourite, and subscribe even though favourites haven’t been a thing in years. Never stop!

[@DustinEG6]

Love it drift! Keep up the great work man

[@dianajdanj]

It would be fun to feed mml with large documents like the jan 6 findings. Sorry about your health. Glad to see you morphing and using your patfrom for wothwhile activities!

[@scarylarry87]

I can explain it in 5 seconds. Stay in your Lane. It is the same as its always been. Just more complex.

[@frigglediggle2]

Wish you luck in this new series.

[@doku367]

Hey Driftor, love the video. How's your health been? As a student working clinical laboratory science and hearing about a babesia infection I've been curious how your treatment and further diagnosis is.

[@benschmidt1353]

I love these Drift0r armchair psychologist videos ❤

[@Drift0r]

I'm an arm chair champ!

[@sunnyboy3735]

Driftor is there a media-bias chart for scholarly journals? Are peer-reviewed journals viable or can they fall in the “abyssal zone” too?

[@Drift0r]

I have never checked for that. I certainly hope such a thing exists.

[@breakupgoogle]

they are mostly all corrupt after covid. really good source is dr john campbell and dr vinay prasad.

[@benschmidt1353]

Conspiracy theories are extremely prevalent now more than ever and also very dangerous. We need more educated people who can sort the wheat from the chaff in life, for example identifying reputable sources online and just having faith in science. Ignorance runs deep and ignorance is also bliss sadly for these people.

[@Parker--]

Anybody who trusts this chart is the chaff. Make no mistake about it.

[@sosmooth13]

Conspiracies used to be a big deal for me in high school, but I was more on the “fun” side of it. The Angelica from rugrats conspiracy is an example. But anything looking to influence or make me question my life decisions or belief in facts or science had to take a seat after I got out of high school. I felt the panic and anxiety from those sort of conspiracies and it’s not healthy for me or my fellow community members. 10 years later, and I have to agree that they’ve gotten REALLY out of hand thanks to social media and technology. I mean, I’ve seen videos that were simply in reverse make absolute waves on the internet because the reversed video made something look abnormal or extraterrestrial. I follow a conspiracy debunking page and post their content as much as I can to help out.

[@Rouja71]

I can’t wait for more videos

[@bennettmeyers]

Man I miss the Drift0r that used to do the epic dream series,ghost stories,basic commentary’s 😢

[@shadw4701]

I second this, more people need to talk about dreams

[@Drift0r]

I have some dream videos in the works

[@tsdbhg]

Dreams are physical processes that occur in the brain. Please provide any published paper by an accredited academic journal that confirms ghosts aren't just an abstract concept. I prefer critical analysis that isn't based on personal feelings. It's always better to learn how to think than be told what to think.

[@sprocastersprocaster]

@@tsdbhgok

[@bennettmeyers]

@@Drift0r like all of your videos are great man ! Like when I wanna relax it’s old BO2 commentary’s of life,the ghost stories the old dream stories.

[@OiG_GEMiNi]

I’ll take my intuition & what i feel over modern day MSM news & “science” Did it with SBMM (which you were originally a denier of & were wrong abt) Did it with the cv-19 💉 as well… & we see how that’s played out

[@theIslampill]

Have literally caught you propagating fake news previously, like saying Muslim women can’t get divorced. Glad you’re hopefully learning a bit of basic information literacy and epistemology. Feel free to come by EFDawah or Hamza’s Den sometime, if you’re up for a conversation about metaphysics.

[@alb1reo]

It's interesting, the brain is mainly a limiting factor. Sorting out all the stimuli that are deemed unimportant. You would not be able to handle reality otherwise.

[@raidone7413]

Thanks driftor

[@hamza-chaudhry]

10:52 i.e., the BBC to the UK Government who fund them

[@creeper2479]

Alex jones informed me about the goat spiders. And yes it’s true oh it’s damn true.

[@TheDC-ks3tw]

Surprised you haven’t made a sbmm video. I mean I imagine it’s just going to be like it exists so what.

[@hamza-chaudhry]

2:40 4:12 6:50

[@ACFOWNS]

Thumbnail game still strong 😂

[@ASLUHLUHC3]

I assume wearing pink would put you on the left side ofc

[@Chrissy717]

For me fellow human beings not located or born in the US, if most of this stuff heavily confuses you, just take a look what is considered "news" in the States. Yes, I was as shocked as you probably are right now.

[@Olinke]

Amazing video 👍🏻

[@DCUSCOPE]

How is the Weather Channel bias? 😂

[@limbeboy7]

ppl are addicted to "hot takes" which is a 30 second clip of someone saying something. It's a Tik tok world we live in.

[@tdeal67]

Media bias chart??? LOL. That a joke.

[@noonetobetrifledwith]

Have you tried azeron?

[@TertiaOculus]

Metal gear solid

[@jzuri1253]

great video i love it so much

[@lemmingt6207]

but unfortunatly alex jones has been right more often than you laid out but you do have to wade through a lot of crudd. its more like hes metaphorically right rather than factually accurate. and the Gaza video was released of the missile curving towards the hospital that night. in any case even if i disagree with some of what you say i gave a like and i think this new content is good :)

[@jsvaodinson2272]

I enjoyed.

[@cmac9141]

Some of the things Alex Jones has been right about are stunning

[@PlanetSadala]

Oh hell naw, I was so on board until you pulled up the ad fontes chart. Aion ventures has pumped a bunch of money into this org, it’s not a coincidence that the most "accurate media" are the status quo defenders. Obviously im not saying Alex Jones is a genius actually but independent news is a good place to start

[@Drift0r]

Hard disagree. Independent news is great for source reporting but not for analysis. Independent news is why my Dad got screaming mad telling me Biden build underground subway channels around the US so the elites could still travel during WW3.

[@JimBobe]

Hows the vitamin b1 treating you so far?

[@beefalo7589]

good video :)

[@Candyman2020_]

😊

[@Gamer1990100]

Yet youtuber always seems to push the scam ads all the time

[@coopers204]

You still get views. I’d rather see eliteshot on my feed lol

[@Lurrkiing]

I was expecting the worst clicking a video about "misinformation" given the stigma, and was pleasantly surprised at your level of neutrality. One thing I think you should touch on is the reliability of institutions or perceived institutions. Your adfontes media chart is significantly biased, easily picked out by the placement of shows like Timcast, which makes a point to only cite news guard certified sources. News guard and Media matters are both examples of perceived institutions that have a pretty obvious and biased left wing objectives, and this sites mirror coverage of news sources shows a heavy bias. If anyone listened to Timcast or knows Tim Pools history, it would be pretty obvious that they're a fairly centrist organization, that unlike other shows and organizations rated on this chart, openly claims their personal biases. "Panels of analysts from Ad Fontes Media regularly review representative sample content to rate it for reliability and bias. Each panel of analysts comprises one left-leaning, one right-leaning, and one center-leaning analyst." There is no magically neutral person out there to tell you whos credible. It is also going to be disputed what or who is left or right leaning, because a supposed "right leaning" person on CNN would be mitt romney and a supposed "left leaning" person on fox would be Joe Manchin, specifically because both of these sources would use that person to push a specific point. If this is a left leaning organization, their "right leaning analyst" watches CNN and their claim to being "right leaning" is "democrat except lower my taxes". Long story short these media grading sites are just media sites with their own biases. Everyone has an agenda. Especially anyone masquerading as unbiased. I agree with a lot of what you said, but sticking in the top middle quadrant is alright, but its corporate garbo. A lot of money is behind it, that is likely also involved in these "news grading" websites. The healthiest thing you can do in my opinion is get your "news" from a variety of sources and listen to what everyone has to say to avoid an echo chamber, but leave most of the "did this concrete thing happen" to the big boy media companies. Even then they get a lot wrong and double down on it for their biases sakes. Great video tho. I've been watching you for around 10 years and you usually know how to get the noggin movin.

[@Pat-The-Fat]

Don't like the random pop ups of random people showing emotions of what you are saying. So unlike you and your way of editing. It really irritates. Great topic though.

[@OlarVlad]

1st

[@bertogenosis8274]

4thealgo

[@jestificated]

Deseret news is right wing!? You would not know it given all the Trumpian whiners.

[@nissanzenkiboy]

More like all the Biden whiners who believe all his BS.

[@diIbert]

Alex Jones is accurate most of the time.

[@coreycrossman3447]

Stick to gaming