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1/ historian and blogger @adamlatts came across this picture
2/He was "flummoxed" that believers would make this equation--The Donald with the Lord. He thought it was a fake.
3/Familiar with the work of @SHEG_Stanford on discerning truth, and with what I write about in my new book, he concluded . . .
4/that our heuristics (or 'move', as @holden calls them) might not be up to the task in helping us discern if this billboard is truly real or fake. So here's the answer. It is surprisingly easy to do in steps that take all of 10 seconds. Stay tuned...
5/ Right click on the billboard (in Chrome) and this menu will pop up
6/press on SEARCH GOOGLE FOR IMAGE (called a reverse image search)
And in 2 seconds you are at the New York Daily News, with a story about it
nydailynews.com/featured/ny-ne…
7/And you then Google "The Donald" and "Jesus" and you realize this is no hoax, but a common set of images in a variety of communities.
8/All of this took maybe 30 seconds, using a few moves that the great majority of us are unfamiliar with. These are the new basic skills--the equivalent to knowing how to go in reverse in your car or go slowly while proceeding toward a yellow light.
10/Since all of our kids are walking around with smartphones, can we please please start teaching them how to actually be smart with them? Our democracy depends on it wsj.com/articles/most-…
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