Again and again satire: Tesla should fill up its electric cars with gasoline at night? No!
We received a few inquiries about an article that is currently being shared on Facebook. The title supposedly reveals another “car scandal” affecting Tesla and its electric cars.
This is about the following status contribution:
Another car scandal: Tesla secretly fills its electric cars with gasoline at night
The fact check
The matter is quickly resolved because it is a satirical article . This becomes apparent when you visit the website.
Under the banner “A Newspaper” there is the note “In Satira Veritas”. Below it is noted: “Germany’s third or fourth largest satirical magazine”.
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Satire problem at Mimikama
In principle, Mimikama does not use satire to point it out. Incidentally, satire is not a form of false news, but rather satire is what it is and should be consumed as such. We usually deal with satire websites when the source is not clearly recognizable as satire, it is a pseudo-satire or it is a young and barely known website.
It often happens that readers only get stuck on the so-called “teaser” (Facebook preview) and often don’t even check the content for its character.
It can be very easy not to fall for satire.
What questions should you ask yourself as a reader?
- Who writes? (Imprint)
- What is the character of the website?
- What genre does this text belong to? (Is there an appropriate note above or below the content?)
Based on this, the classic test points then follow (if they are still necessary at all):
- Content cross-check –> use search engines
- Image check –> reverse search
Conclusion
Even if it takes a little more work than just reading a headline, it's worth it in the end! Simply because you can save your nerves. Stay calm in an emergency! If you look behind the scenes, you'll discover that you often don't need to be so outraged.
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Notes:
1) This content reflects the current state of affairs at the time of publication. The reproduction of individual images, screenshots, embeds or video sequences serves to discuss the topic. 2) Individual contributions were created through the use of machine assistance and were carefully checked by the Mimikama editorial team before publication. ( Reason )