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"If you tell a lie big enough and tell it frequently enough, people will eventually come to believe it". What is an example of this happening today? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I would really rather that these were actual examples, and not conspiracy theories. We all have our own unsubstantiated ideas about what shadowy no-gooders are doing, but I'd rather hear about things that are actually happening.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (3 children)

What were they expecting 😭😭 what even is a non-political "big lie"? That the earth is round or something???

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

There's the TVTropes page someone linked, which has a bunch of stuff everyone believes because they became common audio/visual shorthand in TV and movies.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The earth isn't round, it's an oblate spheroid
;P

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Spheroids are round, that's what makes them sphereoidal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No, spheres are round, a spheroid is just mostly round.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

With all round, the only thing you can do is rifle through their pockets and look for loose change.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I think flat-earthers would contend that that's a very political lie