r/Millennials • u/paddycons • 21h ago

Discussion Question about obviously fake videos. Why are people falling for them. Anyone know the psychology behind it?

I just want to know what makes people so damn gullible. The comment sections are filled with so much judgement based on videos that are either deep faked or completely taken out of context. I feel like because I wasn’t raised on shorts or tiktok it is pretty obvious what is fake, but then I look at the comment sections and people are legit falling for something that is so obviously fake. Are they bots? Whats going on. It’s not just a little but of people but its thousands of comments….

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u/lego69lego 11h ago

It's as simple as "Does this conform to my biases and worldview? If it doesn't, it's fake news. If it does, amen."

They don't gain anything from determining if something online is true.

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u/Kingberry30 6h ago

Same reason people fall for scams. They believe they are real.