Memory is notoriously fallible, but some experts worry that a new phenomenon is emerging. "Memories are shared among groups in novel ways through sites such as Facebook and Instagram, blurring the line between individual and collective memories," says psychologist Daniel Schacter, who studies memory at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. "The development of Internet-based misinformation, such as recently well-publicized fake news sites, has the potential to distort individual and collective memories in disturbing ways."
How Facebook, Fake News and Friends Are Warping Your Memory
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 19 2017, @06:20PM
Welcome to history repeating itself. Sure, you get news and information from sources that reflect your beliefs, but what this ultimately comes down to is someone (company, etc) exploiting this for their own gain.
http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/01/weaponized-narrative-new-battlespace/134284/ [defenseone.com]