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Emma Suleiman

Manipulation Techniques

Cherry-Picking

Cherry-picking is the act of carefully selecting data that appear to confirm one’s position while ignoring other data that contradicts that position. DEFINITION Cherry-picking is a logical fallacy that occurs
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5G

Overriding Suspicion

Overriding Suspicion is a public manipulation technique that involves having a nihilistic degree of skepticism towards the official account, preventing belief in anything that doesn’t fit into the conspiracy theory. 
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Manipulation Techniques

Ad hominem

Ad Hominem, which is Latin for “to the person,” is a fallacy that discredits an argument by attacking the person or group making it, rather than the argument itself. This
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Climate Change

Science Fraud

Science fraud has become a growing concern in the scientific community, as it threatens the reliability and credibility of research findings. While most scientists strive to produce unbiased and accurate
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Climate Change

Greenwashing

Greenwashing is alive and well: the climate commitments of major corporations lack overall credibility and transparency, according to a report published Monday that examines the stated ambitions of 24 multinationals
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