Write an article on the topic 'the dark side of science'
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Internet hubs have become cheer groups for inchoate private grudges and enmities. They legitimise every hate, phobia and psychosis into a fanciful credo, which then plays out as real violence. For this, misinformation is a vital tool. One group that Ebner infiltrated creates fabulous Dan Brownish tales using spies, Hollywood, aliens and more, to discredit everything from climate change and vaccinations to scientific facts and research data. Using this, white supremacists, for instance, build up fears of an ‘existential threat’ — that they are being slowly replaced by racial or religious minorities and that elites, intellectuals and media are complicit in this. Sounds familiar here in India? That’s the fake news you receive on your phone.
To understand organised hate, see how the livestreaming of Brenton Tarrant’s Christchurch shootings echoes and presages the Delhi attack videos, many of which were shot by the perpetrators themselves; or how the Jamia shooter Rambhakt Gopal went live on Facebook about “ending the protest” minutes before he fired. These are not random miscreants; they are on a mission. And that is the danger.