Difference between revisions of "Fearporn"

From Wikispooks
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m
 
(5 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
{{concept
 
{{concept
 
|wikipedia=
 
|wikipedia=
|logo=Pornography.png
+
|image=Fearporn.webp
 +
|image_width=350px
 
|constitutes=COVID-19/Media Manipulation, Pornography
 
|constitutes=COVID-19/Media Manipulation, Pornography
 
|ON_constitutes=Conspiracy theory
 
|ON_constitutes=Conspiracy theory
Line 8: Line 9:
 
|description=Often used by the {{ccm}}, important concept during [[COVID-19]].
 
|description=Often used by the {{ccm}}, important concept during [[COVID-19]].
 
}}
 
}}
'''Fearporn''' has become an important concept during the [[COVID-19 Event]]. It is described as [[mainstream media]] content that deliberately and enticingly plays on people's fears about [[disaster]], [[disease]], and [[death]]. People can become addicted to consuming it after a while.
+
'''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==
 +
[[File:Fearporn-2.jpg|thumb|500px|left]]
 +
* 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>
Line 25: Line 28:
  
 
==Alt Media==
 
==Alt Media==
*[[Zero_Hedge]] - Permabear 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
+
*[[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>
  
 +
{{SMWDocs}}
  
{{SMWDocs}}
 
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
{{reflist}}
 
{{reflist}}

Latest revision as of 19:14, 14 March 2024

Concept.png Fearporn
(COVID-19/Media Manipulation,  Pornography)Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Fearporn.webp
TypePropaganda
Founder(s)CCM
Interest ofFergus 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

Fearporn-2.jpg

Legacy media

Alt Tech

Alt Media


Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.



References