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What Is a False Premise?

All it takes is one false premise to make a logical argument unsound.

What Is Copypasta?

Before there was "sharing" — before there was even social media — there was copying...

What Is ‘Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior’?

Social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter have taken steps to bar such behavior...

What Does ‘Glurge’ Mean?

The term "glurge" has been with us since the mid-1990s.

Yes, ‘There’s Always a Tweet’ — but Sometimes, It’s Fake

Reader beware!

What Is a ‘Misinformation Ouroboros’?

The image of a snake eating its own tail is a metaphor at least as...

What Does ‘False Flag’ Mean?

Originally, the term "false flag" referred to a ship "sailing under false colors," or flying...