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135. Article about detecting false information

Sun Dec 8, 2024, 09:57 PM

Dec 8

"NJ drone sightings have residents watching the skies. Should you believe social media?"

"We expect what we read to be true. The American Psychological Association noted on its website in March that "detecting false information is difficult. When we encounter new information, we tend to focus on understanding it and deciding what to do next, rather than evaluating it for accuracy. It takes effort to compare new information with what we already know; when new information is false but plausible, we can learn it as fact."

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2024/12/06/nj-drone-sightings-video-social-media-bigger-picture/76800935007/

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UPDATE: ***SEE POST #88!!!!!!!*** What is up with these mystery drones in New Jersey? [View all] soandso Dec 4 OP

wow YoshidaYui Dec 4 #1

It is bizarre soandso Dec 4 #2

Groups of them soandso Dec 4 #3

This is why JustAnotherGen Dec 4 #4

Are there any military installations, govt research facilities, nuclear power plants, located there? Irish_Dem Dec 4 #5

Yes... 2naSalit Dec 4 #11

Putin checking to see if Donald if naughty or nice? Irish_Dem Dec 4 #12

I'm going all out... 2naSalit Dec 4 #13

No chance. Except to have him over for dinner. usonian Dec 7 #30

Extraterrestrials are too damn evolved choie Dec 7 #33

I guess we don't want get in their way if that's the case. kerry-is-my-prez Dec 7 #45

Looking for really soured meat? arthritisR_US Dec 9 #138

excuse me while I wheeze myself silly NJCher Dec 8 #76

I know... 2naSalit Dec 8 #91

Also... Wuddles440 Dec 4 #14

The lengths some men go to wolfie001 Dec 4 #7

I know what can be done. ReRe Dec 4 #6

What about the collateral damage? wolfie001 Dec 4 #8

It can be done. This has long passed the curiosity phase. Callie1979 Dec 7 #31

What? I said ReRe Dec 8 #83

Think about it soandso Dec 8 #118

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 8 #124

Seriously ReRe Dec 9 #144

I get your point but the reporting is that they are as big as arthritisR_US Dec 9 #139

Did you see #88 in this thread? ReRe Friday #166

the people are meeting up all right NJCher Dec 8 #78

But still ReRe Dec 8 #84

r/UFOs is a really good reddit sub soandso Dec 8 #119

I'm one of those Town Council.members JustAnotherGen Dec 8 #100

I'm not say it's aliens but it was the aliens. Ray Bruns Dec 4 #9

I'm beginning to wonder soandso Dec 7 #18

Spoofing GPS signals is a known countermeasure LunaSea Dec 7 #34

Thanks for that soandso Dec 7 #42

The phrase was "a closed-box trailer with antennas or a large van that seems out of place" muriel_volestrangler Friday #167

was unaware of his NJCher Dec 8 #81

wow! NJCher Dec 8 #79

Yes, that was a few days ago soandso Dec 8 #80

They were flying over JustAnotherGen Dec 8 #101

I think it was this alien: area51 Dec 7 #62

Marvin was much more classier n/t gay texan Dec 8 #130

We need to get Giorgio over here! soandso Dec 8 #120

This is AMERICA! Conjuay Dec 4 #10

A post from a UFO witness thread soandso Dec 7 #44

Don't look up cynical_idealist Dec 4 #15

It's still going on! soandso Dec 6 #16

That looks like a plane to me. I can see the silhouette of the vertical tail against the sky. Hotler Dec 7 #39

Maybe it is Assad's plane that took that U-Turn in Damascus? displacedvermoter Dec 8 #109

Okay, look at this! soandso Dec 6 #17

I have property in the foothills outside of Tucson-I've seen some strange things in the sky. 58Sunliner Dec 9 #141

What have you seen soandso Dec 9 #142

Not as close as the video. 58Sunliner Dec 9 #147

Not drones Polybius Dec 7 #19

Something we don't understand soandso Dec 7 #20

This guys says 30-50 each night over his neighborhood soandso Dec 7 #21

Hey, is that a plane or a drone? soandso Dec 7 #22

he Hotler Dec 7 #25

or elon-ians testing new neighborhood surveillance tools for the nominee to run the FBI? Attilatheblond Dec 7 #32

Imagine tens of drones, as big as cars soandso Dec 7 #23

Time to take some of them DOWN. PAST time. Callie1979 Dec 7 #35

Uh huh soandso Dec 7 #24

There were JustAnotherGen Dec 7 #26

Wow, an eye witness! soandso Dec 7 #27

It's just crazy JustAnotherGen Dec 8 #98

After watching Luna Sea's video soandso Dec 8 #99

My tiny PD JustAnotherGen Dec 8 #102

Glad your husband did that. I love trees! electric_blue68 Dec 8 #131

He's from Calabria JustAnotherGen Dec 8 #133

Shows his emotions.... passionately! electric_blue68 Dec 8 #134

I'm a progressive but I say blast a couple of these things down...look at the pieces...find out...nt wcmagumba Dec 7 #28

If they're not too high, a 12 gauge with buckshot should do the trick Callie1979 Dec 7 #36

Someone here was saying that they shot at them and hit them but it didn't do anything. kerry-is-my-prez Dec 7 #48

There was a missile shot at a UFO soandso Dec 7 #46

I think it's a federal & state crime womanofthehills Dec 10 #156

It's not and I will post what it is, shortly. soandso Wednesday #157

Please keep us informed Bread and Circuses Dec 7 #29

Maybe people in the area could hire one of those guys who use small drones with cameras to find lost dogs to take a look Attilatheblond Dec 7 #38

My bet is these things can't be jammed soandso Dec 7 #49

Kinda noisy for space alien types Attilatheblond Dec 7 #56

Yeah, the noise is loud and even silly soandso Dec 7 #59

One thing I've learned soandso Dec 8 #122

I'd say the FBI is involved soandso Dec 7 #47

Not necessarily FBI, but it is odd the military are officially clueless, whether they are hiding something or not Bernardo de La Paz Dec 8 #89

I'm sick of secrecy soandso Dec 8 #123

It's not aliens or chupacabras Bernardo de La Paz Dec 9 #145

That's BS soandso Dec 9 #146

What part of New Jersey? usonian Dec 7 #37

It's mentioned in the videos soandso Dec 7 #52

Thanks. I was having fun with War of the Worlds usonian Dec 7 #54

We can rule out Trump or subs soandso Dec 7 #55

Watch the video in post #88 soandso Dec 8 #96

Yes, they are actually appearing not too far from Grover's Mill. LudwigPastorius Dec 8 #73

FBI? Where's the Air Force and Space Command? cbabe Dec 7 #40

I find it inconceivable that the military, FAA and FBI do not know the provenance of these drones. PufPuf23 Dec 7 #41

Why is it not being more reported? First I've heard of it and I'm a news junkie. kerry-is-my-prez Dec 7 #50

It's all over the local bamagal62 Dec 8 #69

Well, I think this is totally out of their "wheelhouse" soandso Dec 7 #51

I agree. This shit needs to stop. Somehow. Callie1979 Dec 8 #111

Amazon making Xmas deliveries. Sneederbunk Dec 7 #43

That actually was my first naive thought Dave says Dec 8 #113

Flying car experiments? Emile Dec 7 #53

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 7 #57

I'll guess it's because they can't soandso Dec 7 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 7 #63

I don't know how calling them drones got started soandso Dec 8 #66

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 8 #68

It's kind of like when you're little soandso Dec 8 #74

I'm with you... PCIntern Dec 8 #86

I'd like to hear your story soandso Dec 8 #125

I am going to dictate this because I'm in a bit of a rush PCIntern Dec 9 #148

Yeah, I don't care what anyone thinks, either soandso Dec 9 #150

I swear, these deniers are so vociferous in their negation PCIntern Wednesday #159

AirPlanes brettdale Dec 7 #58

Yeah? soandso Dec 7 #61

What kind of plane? soandso Dec 7 #64

Flying cars. Rigpa108 Dec 7 #65

Lots of people in NJ seem to have them soandso Dec 8 #67

this seems silly. it is probably just some kids playing a prank Takket Dec 8 #70

their parents are really busy NJCher Dec 8 #82

Car sized drones, no less soandso Dec 8 #85

Manchester Great Britain also Blue Full Moon Dec 8 #71

Over the Royal Air Force base, too soandso Dec 8 #72

NJ "drone" on video in daylight soandso Dec 8 #75

Pay attention at 2:26 soandso Dec 8 #77

Why would anything extraterrestrial have lights on it? Think. Again. Dec 8 #87

Beats me soandso Dec 8 #90

Sighting compilation LunaSea Dec 8 #88

OMG, oh, shit! soandso Dec 8 #92

There's 50+ minutes I'll never get back. -misanthroptimist Dec 8 #115

Preparing for WWIII once Trump takes power. Martial law anyone? n/t AntiFascist Dec 8 #121

Wow on the plasma like one from Mexico, the dark sphere with knobs? spotted from a plane in Thaiiland, and the close.. electric_blue68 Dec 8 #132

I personally find it hard to believe that FBI/NSA/DoD do not know the origin... EarthFirst Dec 8 #93

I don't think "authorities" know any more than we do about what they are soandso Dec 8 #94

Given what we have seen of the threat of drones in Ukraine, I think state police need to be equipped accordingly Amishman Wednesday #160

Something I've been ruminating on these last 4 days JR11 Dec 8 #95

When I posted this OP four days ago soandso Dec 8 #97

Well, my friend JR11 Dec 8 #103

Sun dogs and lens flare JR11 Dec 8 #105

Come on soandso Dec 8 #116

Until confirmed otherwise, I'm going to hope and believe bucolic_frolic Dec 8 #104

me too JR11 Dec 8 #106

also JR11 Dec 8 #108

Whoever "they" are soandso Dec 8 #117

I am of the idea that they probably view us more as a petrie dish to examine. avebury Friday #164

Yes! Jrsygrl96 Dec 8 #107

They want us off their planet. GreenWave Dec 8 #110

Izzy, please stop! Sorry folks,it's my 5 y/o autistic granddaughter just fooling around Wonder Why Dec 8 #112

It's just Elmo trolling everyone. eShirl Dec 8 #114

Drones are the new Swamp Gas. dchill Dec 8 #126

Synchronized drone terrorist attacks. and here come martial law. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 8 #127

I am Rebl2 Dec 8 #128

Arizona, again soandso Dec 8 #129

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Friday #162

Article about detecting false information Kaleva Dec 8 #135

lol soandso Dec 8 #136

Two, but different light configurations soandso Dec 9 #137

"6 Drones Spotted Near Naval Weapons Station Earle"... AntiFascist Dec 9 #140

I don't think that's it soandso Dec 9 #143

I don't think they're aliens... AntiFascist Dec 9 #149

NJ gov says "The minute you get eyes on them, they go dark" soandso Dec 9 #151

A few hours ago soandso Dec 10 #152

I give you Ezekial's wheel soandso Dec 10 #153

Insane number of lights on this one soandso Dec 10 #154

That's a plane muriel_volestrangler Friday #168

Military claims they're not authorized to shoot down the "drones" soandso Dec 10 #155

Post removed Post removed Wednesday #158

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Friday #161

Sworn Congressional testimony: US has ET bodies, and spacecraft BoRaGard Friday #163

They are time travelers on vacation Jersey Devil Friday #165