“Ignorance is strength”
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چکیده
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how Danish textual news satire constructs its social critique the many Facebook users whose comments during COVID-19 imitate expert statements in disregard authoritative health science statements. Since outbreak COVID-19, UNESCO has proclaimed a disinfodemic emotive narrative and pseudo-science on internet especially media. As with ruling Party’s paradoxical slogan “ignorance strength” George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, we sense similar trend public disinfodemic, but studies paradox satirical publications are scarce. Thus, goal here scrutinize enigma exemplified an article spoof online media RokokoPosten which such experts parodied kind “doublethink” style begs critical reflection credibility. Hence, may potentially provide vaccine against post-truth delusions as it provides immunity by own causative agents.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journalistica
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1904-7967', '1901-6220']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7146/journalistica.v15i1.125347