Rumors, gossips, and falsehoods have always existed: do you remember when a very distant relative told your mother that he had seen you play hooky and it was not true? Or when your neighbors rumored that you used to smoke just because they had seen you hang out with a group of friends who used to smoke? So, in our daily life “fake news” – that in a general meaning are news that are not real, true – have always existed and always caused trouble at school, with our relatives or among friends; by the way, recently, fake news – “stories
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The CHANs part 2: dogs whistles for sale
What are dog whistles, and what does a dog-training tool have to do with politics and the media? Generally speaking, these whistles emit an ultrasound that can only be heard by, well… dogs, but the use of “dog-whistle politics” usually refers to the use of some words or euphemisms that can be only “caught” and understood by those who know how to recognize them and are aware of their meaning. Let us see some classic examples of dog whistles; the use of expressions such as “international bankers” or “international elites” may fall deaf to the ears of those who