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Gill Rosenberg: Person of Interest – Fighting the Islamic State?

Posted on December 4, 2014 by

Gill Rosenberg, a 31-year-old Israeli-Canadian woman, made headlines last month when she travelled to Iraq and then on to Syria in early November, purportedly to join Kurdish forces in their fight against the Islamic State (IS). The former member of the … Continue reading →

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Where “Fake News” Comes From – The Art of Bull Shit

Posted on November 30, 2014 by

Roughly 30% of Americans get their news from Facebook.  The World Economic Forum said in a 2013 report that “massive digital misinformation” is one of the main risks for modern society — it can influence war, voting and a plethora of other things. Facebook is the echo chamber of all of the “fake news” in the world. Continue reading →

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