Pierre Salinger Syndrome
As Pierre Salinger Syndrome ( "Pierre Salinger Syndrome"), the inclination is called to believe everything the Internet represents.
The term was coined in July 1997 by the journalist Moira Gunn in an article for Wired magazine and is coined on the journalist Pierre Salinger (1925-2004), who put his reputation on the line at the end of his long career by affirming various conspiracy theories ; in particular, he alleged that the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 was caused by fire by the United States Navy , which he read on the Internet.
Web links
- Pierre Salinger syndrome on wordspy.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Gunn Club , Wired , July 1997
- ↑ Alex Boese: Hippo Eats Dwarf. The World's Greatest Urban Myths, Fakes and Hoaxes, from Bonsai Kittens to Human-flavored Tofu . Pan Macmillan, London 2010. p. 101.
- ^ Todd M. Schaefer and Thomas A. Birkland: Encyclopedia of Media and Politics . CQ Press, Washington DC 2006. p. 258.