On August 31, 1997, Lady Diana, Princess of Wales divorced from Prince Charles of England, died in a road accident, under the Alma Bridge. His companion Dodi Al-Fayed and Henri Paul, the driver, will also die. Excessive speed to escape the paparazzi, no seatbelt, drunk driver. The causes of the accident are identifiable. Yet despite the investigation, some people remain convinced years later. It was not a traffic accident but a murder. Lady Diana was reportedly eliminated by the Secret Service because she disturbed the royal family. Why does this conspiracy and inaccurate thesis endure decades later? This is what Clémence will explain to us in OMF Oh My fake.
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OMF Oh My Fake on Snapchat Discover is the 20 Minutes program that makes you strong against fake news and more broadly invites you to understand the psychological springs and biases that encourage sharing and virality. Beyond knowing if “It’s true or it’s false”, the important thing is rather to understand “Why did we believe it? », By analyzing the mechanisms that make rumors, often false, so attractive that even seasoned minds – like yours! – can succumb to it.
Coronavirus, health crisis, social movements, this period, OMF Oh My Fake is more than ever a program that gives perspective and critical thinking just like our fact checking column “Fake Off”. And since season 2 of this program is particularly hair-raising and colorful, don’t hesitate to subscribe. You can do this directly by scanning this snapcode in the Snapchat app. And I promise, you won’t regret it.