Well it depends on the gravity of the misinformation right? Is it just a small prank or are you substantially influencing someone’s world view? How grave are the consequences of the misinformation for the affected? How much distress does the misinformation cause them? I suppose there’s always differences in degree.

Like the thing about the swedish scientists finding out a person ate like 20-50 Spiders in their lifetime while asleep, bc of spiders crawling into our mouths, which turned out to be fake news that was supposed to show how much easier misinformation spread if you just put the claim in that “scientists found out”. Still many ppl believe it though.

So is it harmful to people who have severe arachnophobia? Is it just a funny experiment?

Yeah, sorry, English is not my native language.

May I inquire as per the reason of your loling? Why lol and what about? Care to elaborate?

Seems like a pessimistic perspective, I’d like to note that public access to information has increased and become easier too. There are a lot of things you can learn if you really try. And also institutions that help you. It’s a two edged sword though, but a lot can be learned merely by studying philosophy, logic principles and the scientific methods in order to decelop a mostly reliable bullshit detector.

Thx for asking tho, helped me phrasing my thought more clearly.

I didn’t mean lies I mean intentional disinformation as in posting and spreading “fake news”, willfully publishing or sharing false information through media of any kind, as organization or individual. So yes, it involves lying but “lie” is too unspecific and general a term here.

Chances are 10% apparently.

I heard this from the Balkans aswell, never seen it in Germany.

We can get pregarnanate?!