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Cults, Control, and the Death of Critical Thinking
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Ever feel like reality is glitching? You’re not alone.
In this episode of Unmasking, we dive into the terrifyingly casual collapse of critical thinking — from TikTok echo chambers and AI hallucinations to modern politics that feel more like cults than campaigns.
📉 A wild Columbia Journalism Review study found that AI tools cite fake news over 60% of the time. We break down how the internet is quietly (and not-so-quietly) radicalizing us — and why your algorithm might be gaslighting you.
🧠 @yewleea breaks down how far-right movements use cult-like psychology to gain power, while Masha shares personal run-ins with TikTok conspiracy theorists — and the chaos of trying to stay sane in a world where no one reads past the headline.
Also in this episode:
📲 Signal’s spicy rebrand
🧃 Media literacy 101
📉 Why facts alone won’t save us
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Glossary:
AI search engines cite incorrect news sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says
Hands Off – Save the U.S. Protest on April 5th
🎧 Chapters:
00:00-Welcome to the Simulation + Intro
01:09-Truth.exe Has Stopped Working in ChatGPT
10:27-Politics: The Cult That Went Viral
14:46-Far-Right Psychology for Dummies
17:57-Corruption Olympics: France vs Ukraine
22:30-How to Break Up With Your Info Echo Chamber
25:02-Maple MAGAs: Canada is Getting Spicy
28:26-Ex Files: Yulia's Haunting Past TikTok Edition
32:45-Grey's Anatomy: IRL in a War Zone Edition
39:11-Disinfo: The New Digital Drug Making us Numb
43:33-How to Un-Trump Your Timeline
45:25-Soft Cult Summer
50:57-Internet Survival Guide
58:31-Why We're Still Here + Love Letters to Listeners
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