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| − | '''Fearporn''' | + | '''Fearporn''' is reporting that deliberately and enticingly plays on people's fears about [[disaster]], [[disease]], and [[death]]; people can become addicted to consuming it after a while. It was widely deployed by {{ccm}} and the term was popularised during the [[COVID-19 Event]]. |
==Classical examples== | ==Classical examples== | ||
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| + | * destruction of the [[Ozone Layer]] <ref>https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121955238/the-times-tribune/</ref> | ||
* possibility of [[AIDS|HIV infection]] | * possibility of [[AIDS|HIV infection]] | ||
* [[Year 2000 scare]] <ref>https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-was-the-y2k-scare.html</ref><ref>https://www.reference.com/history/strange-americana-y2k-scare</ref><ref>https://www.npr.org/series/5055064/the-year-2000-scare</ref> | * [[Year 2000 scare]] <ref>https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-was-the-y2k-scare.html</ref><ref>https://www.reference.com/history/strange-americana-y2k-scare</ref><ref>https://www.npr.org/series/5055064/the-year-2000-scare</ref> | ||
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==Alt Media== | ==Alt Media== | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Zero Hedge]] - Permabear <ref>"an investor who consistently acts in the expectation that the value of stocks and shares will fall" - https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/permabear</ref> site daily promotes fearporn in the form of immanent market crash and social collapse to promote paid advertisers of [[gold]], [[precious metals]], [[futures hedging]], and [[crypto currencies]] |
| + | *[[Infowars]] - Has many times made claims over the years that were overblown and/or without substance, like [[Ebola]] going airborne <ref>https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/sep/19/blog-posting/infowars-us-ordering-16000-hazmat-suits-sign-ebola/</ref> or [[FEMA coffins]] | ||
| + | *[[Stranger Than Fiction News]] - makes videos with the underlying theme "they are about to get to you", "they will kill you", "we are doomed" <ref>[https://rumble.com/c/c-360794 STRANGER THAN FICTION NEWS]</ref><ref>http://archive.today/2023.03.30-180055/https://rumble.com/v1o2rxc-ussf-deploys-top-secret-weapons-program-to-murder-conservatives......html</ref><ref>old channel - http://archive.today/2023.03.30-175434/https://www.bitchute.com/video/1mnexuUw6AVR/</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
Latest revision as of 19:14, 14 March 2024
 Fearporn(COVID-19/Media Manipulation, Pornography)   | |
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| Type | Propaganda |
| Founder(s) | CCM |
| Interest of | Fergus Walsh |
| Often used by the commercially-controlled media, important concept during COVID-19. | |
Fearporn is reporting that deliberately and enticingly plays on people's fears about disaster, disease, and death; people can become addicted to consuming it after a while. It was widely deployed by commercially-controlled media and the term was popularised during the COVID-19 Event.
Classical examples
- destruction of the Ozone Layer [1]
- possibility of HIV infection
- Year 2000 scare [2][3][4]
- El Niño
- Peak Oil
- Weapons of mass destruction in Iraq
Legacy media
Alt Tech
Alt Media
- Zero Hedge - Permabear [6] site daily promotes fearporn in the form of immanent market crash and social collapse to promote paid advertisers of gold, precious metals, futures hedging, and crypto currencies
- Infowars - Has many times made claims over the years that were overblown and/or without substance, like Ebola going airborne [7] or FEMA coffins
- Stranger Than Fiction News - makes videos with the underlying theme "they are about to get to you", "they will kill you", "we are doomed" [8][9][10]
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References
- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121955238/the-times-tribune/
- ↑ https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-was-the-y2k-scare.html
- ↑ https://www.reference.com/history/strange-americana-y2k-scare
- ↑ https://www.npr.org/series/5055064/the-year-2000-scare
- ↑ https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-broward-county-teachers-coronavirus
- ↑ "an investor who consistently acts in the expectation that the value of stocks and shares will fall" - https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/permabear
- ↑ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/sep/19/blog-posting/infowars-us-ordering-16000-hazmat-suits-sign-ebola/
- ↑ STRANGER THAN FICTION NEWS
- ↑ http://archive.today/2023.03.30-180055/https://rumble.com/v1o2rxc-ussf-deploys-top-secret-weapons-program-to-murder-conservatives......html
- ↑ old channel - http://archive.today/2023.03.30-175434/https://www.bitchute.com/video/1mnexuUw6AVR/
