An interesting idea is "availability casacade": attention gets called to a specific event if concerns surrounding it have been dormant
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One example I think is the vaccines cause autism panic in late 90s UK. Really was about anxieties about underprotecting kids in general.
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These cascades can make fake news really powerful, because the BS story serves as a rallying point for genuine issues
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Replying to @asteroid_saku @sknthla
Witch hunts are rarely about witches but not infrequently about the anxieties of witch hunters and their incentive structures.
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