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And another is the slippery slope of logical fallacy.—
Shaon Lahiri,
The Conversation,
7 July 2025 -
That’s a nearly identical sum to the amount Fox agreed to pay to Dominion Voting Systems in a 2023 settlement over the channel’s airing of conspiracy theories around Dominion’s voting machines, that fueled the fallacy that Trump won the 2020 presidential election.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
27 June 2025
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Last summer, an exponentially growing audience of fans watched her fall head-over-heels for Brit Aaron Evans, only to be left heartbroken over his deception and sobbing to an entirely too appropriate Sabrina Carpenter song chosen by the show's editors.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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Finding The Right Balance The cost of workplace deception is more than just a nasty surprise come employee feedback day.—
Dmitry Malin,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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After Obama had served two terms in the White House, a Morning Consult poll found a third of Republicans still believed that falsehood.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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Complex contagion may have taken hold, in a malicious way, and begun spreading falsehood throughout the network at a rapid pace.—
Shaon Lahiri,
The Conversation,
7 July 2025
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In certain contexts, that unrestrained flattery might lead to psychological distress: In recent months, there have been growing reports of individuals experiencing AI psychosis, in which extensive conversations with chatbots may have amplified delusions.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
24 July 2025
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That's a chronic mental health condition where a person experiences symptoms of schizophrenia, such as hallucinations or delusions, and mood disorders like depression.—
Steve Drummond,
NPR,
23 July 2025
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“Speciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speciousness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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