Hysteria, Media and Delusional People
Dr. Gary Bell's Absurd Psychology
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The Role of the Media in Mass Hysteria
In 1999, Coca-Cola scare, only a hundred people complained of feeling ill. In 2009, swine flu, deadly illness was spreading rapidly through the United States and Mexico. There were a multitude of false rumors and fake news reports online fueling it. And in 2014, Ebola, worldwide, highly deadly disease that can cause internal bleeding, okay, but you know, what how does the media affect this? Well, without a doubt, the media fueled the Ebola scare," he said.
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