"In this era of AI "actors" like Tilly Norwood & the deepest of deepfakes, it's becoming increasingly difficult to believe what you see online, especially on the unregulated cesspool that is X, where rage-bait and lying for clicks is incentivized."
"But sometimes you see something so perfect, so hand-picked from your own fantasies, that you can't help but want to believe it's true, even if you know you shouldn't."
"Though a link to any real source was conspicuously absent, we wanted it to be true so badly that we ignored that red flag, assuming that, soon enough, the news would be all over the internet."
The article discusses the challenge of distinguishing truth from misinformation on social media, particularly X, where unverified claims spread rapidly. A post claiming actor Manny Jacinto was cast in a Netflix series adaptation of Neel Patel's queer South Asian rom-com 'Tell Me How To Be' circulated widely. Despite lacking credible sources or verification links, the post gained traction because it contained appealing details and featured a beloved actor. The novel itself is real and well-regarded, following a gay Indian-American man reconnecting with his mother. The article explores how people's desire to believe compelling narratives causes them to ignore obvious warning signs of misinformation, even when they recognize the risks of online deception.
Read at Queerty
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