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Dr Elesa Zehndorfer @elesazehndorfer.bsky.social · 8d

My latest Psychology Today post. Why do we never seem to learn from history? The answer might intrigue you. #politics #history #psychology #psychologytoday #science #brain #cognitivewarfare #science

Why Do We Never Learn From History? | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/poli...

Why Do We Never Learn From History?

Humans possess incredible analytical capabilities, but we also remain uniquely vulnerable to distraction. Is this why we seem fated to repeat the same mistakes over and over again?

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Dr Elesa Zehndorfer @elesazehndorfer.bsky.social · Jul 23

Talarico is a pastor - he knows his stuff when it comes to religion, probably more so than any other politician out there. He is completely values led & authentic & quotes scripture with meaning. I'm not even religious but his authenticity & genuine hope to unite really appeals to me.

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Dr Elesa Zehndorfer @elesazehndorfer.bsky.social · Jul 23

Joe Rogan just told Dem James Talarico he should run for President in his podcast. I said the exact same in my politics book released a few months ago. He could unite MAGA, republican and democratic voters effectively. #joerogan #jamestalarico #democracy #politics

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What do Joe Rogan & I have in common? | Dr. Elesa Zehndorfer

What do Joe Rogan & I have in common? We both believe Texan Democrat James Talarico would be a great pick to run for President. Rogan just told Talarico exactly this in his latest podcast. I made a...

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Dr Elesa Zehndorfer @elesazehndorfer.bsky.social · Jun 5

The truth is cheap. Made by me for 5c as a pre-bunk to show easy it is to make. Users spend a max of 6 secs looking at images on social media-not enough time to spot fakes. Feel free to share! #zuckerberg #trump #elonmusk #musk #X #meta #facebook #lies #fakenews #propganda #deepfake #dailydeepfake

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Dr Elesa Zehndorfer @elesazehndorfer.bsky.social · Jun 5

My TEDx Talk on fake news...deepfakes and all. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OOt...
#deepfakes #democracy #protectdemocracy #fakenews #propaganda #truth #lies #scifi #jedi #darhvader #starwars #usetheforce #maythetruthbewithyou #misinformation #disinformation #psyops #X #biden #trump

The Fake News Effect: Why We Engage and How to Stop | Dr. Elesa Zehndorfer | TEDxKlagenfurt

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Dr Elesa Zehndorfer @elesazehndorfer.bsky.social · May 27

Thank you for checking! You're right, we all get targeted by ppl trying to shut us up. But I've also been quite inactive these last couple of months bc I needed a break from the intense political work/trolling, but I'm back now, working on another disinfo project & new psyops book. 🙏 For asking!

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Dr Elesa Zehndorfer @elesazehndorfer.bsky.social · May 26

#fakenews #altreality #authoritarianism #democracy #populism #trump #biden #posttruth #starwars #fact #fiction #starwars

Star Wars fans will appreciate the Luke Skywalker references...

Dr Elesa Zehndorfer @elesazehndorfer.bsky.social · May 26

Disinformation is destroying democracy. My TEDx talk on fake news gives a basic primer to the dangers of this deeply powerful strategy, showing how easy it is to cheat, lie, manipulate & control the narrative. #disinformation #fakenews #lies #trump #savedemocracy
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#fakenews #politics #sciencefiction #socialmedia #fakenews #disinformation… | TEDxKlagenfurt

Why are we more likely to believe #fakenews than the truth and share it so willingly? 🧠 In her 2024 TEDx talk, Dr. Elesa Zehndorfer explores this question — revealing how storytelling, emotions, and ...

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Dr Elesa Zehndorfer @elesazehndorfer.bsky.social · May 26

Disinformation is destroying democracy. My TEDx talk on fake news gives a basic primer to the dangers of this deeply powerful strategy, showing how easy it is to cheat, lie, manipulate & control the narrative. #disinformation #fakenews #lies #trump #savedemocracy
www.linkedin.com/posts/tedxkl...

#fakenews #politics #sciencefiction #socialmedia #fakenews #disinformation… | TEDxKlagenfurt

Why are we more likely to believe #fakenews than the truth and share it so willingly? 🧠 In her 2024 TEDx talk, Dr. Elesa Zehndorfer explores this question — revealing how storytelling, emotions, and ...

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Dr Elesa Zehndorfer @elesazehndorfer.bsky.social · Apr 10

Well the index has existed way before Trump entered politics...so it's a good index. I don't think we need to see an incompetence index as that's so obvious...

Dr Elesa Zehndorfer @elesazehndorfer.bsky.social · Apr 10

The one day market spike is over (with possible market manipulation part of its' inception) so we're back to the origin story of a huge, historic market crash. For reference, 6 on this index is crazy low. #trading #investing #wallstreet #marketcrash #finance #recession #tradewars #china #tariffs

Dr Elesa Zehndorfer @elesazehndorfer.bsky.social · Apr 10

Having written a couple of finance books for Taylor & Francis (one about the 2008 financial crisis), I can see how aggressively animal spirits are currently driving the markets. This is really bad - the CNN Fear & Greed Index has shown Extreme Fear for a historic length of time this past week.

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Dr Elesa Zehndorfer @elesazehndorfer.bsky.social · Apr 10

Having written a couple of finance books for Taylor & Francis (one about the 2008 financial crisis), I can see how aggressively animal spirits are currently driving the markets. This is really bad - the CNN Fear & Greed Index has shown Extreme Fear for a historic length of time this past week.

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Dr Elesa Zehndorfer @elesazehndorfer.bsky.social · Apr 10

This LinkedIn post blew up to 45k views in less than a day...in true insane Trump style, the China tariff data I quoted is already out of date (now 145%). The markets are literally melting.

You might appreciate the #dailydeepfake.
#finance #tarifffs #china #USA

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#china #tariffs #tradewar #economiccrisis #marketcrash #panic #fear #trump… | Dr. Elesa Zehndorfer | 113 comments

Breaking news - China has just levied 84% tariffs on the US. With the US itself referring to China as peasants, and Europe as pathetic, with the most incompetent governmental leadership team in Americ...

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Dr Elesa Zehndorfer @elesazehndorfer.bsky.social · Feb 26

Thankyou!

Dr Elesa Zehndorfer @elesazehndorfer.bsky.social · Feb 24

#disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #altnews #russia #putin #trump #ukraine #zelensky #posttruth #politics #savedemocracy #authoritarianism #elonmusk #cognitivewarfare #psyops #neuromarketing #X #facebook #meta #socialmedia #routledge #taylorandfrancis #propaganda

Dr Elesa Zehndorfer @elesazehndorfer.bsky.social · Feb 24

My new book is officially released today!
www.routledge.com/Post-Truth-P...

We need to fight back against the escalating threat of disinformation, propaganda & authoritarianism. Empowering ourselves with knowledge about the entire disinformation ecosystem is a good place to start. #disinformation

Post-Truth Politics: A Brave New World?

In recent years, rapid innovations in generative AI and social media technologies have enabled fake news to explode across our social media accounts and TV screens. Post-truth political content now ro...

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Dr Elesa Zehndorfer @elesazehndorfer.bsky.social · Feb 24

My new book is officially released today!
www.routledge.com/Post-Truth-P...

We need to fight back against the escalating threat of disinformation, propaganda & authoritarianism. Empowering ourselves with knowledge about the entire disinformation ecosystem is a good place to start. #disinformation

Post-Truth Politics: A Brave New World?

In recent years, rapid innovations in generative AI and social media technologies have enabled fake news to explode across our social media accounts and TV screens. Post-truth political content now ro...

www.routledge.com

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Dr Elesa Zehndorfer @elesazehndorfer.bsky.social · Feb 21

Today's #dailydeepfake - it is so easy to recast reality.

Grok 3, part of Elon Musk's X, now offers a completely free propaganda tool. I made these images with MidJourney which now has some guardrails. Grok 3 has absolutely none. #deepfakes #democracy #midjourney #grok #X #propaganda #reality