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Josh:
– I’ve just read an article about a team of researchers
44. at MIT who analysed 126,000 stories posted on social
media between 2006 and 2017. They found that lies
Patient: spread more rapidly and farther than facts.
– I have totally lost my self-confidence because of my
Christie:
failures at work. I feel rejected and isolated.
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Psychologist:
Josh:
– You shouldn’t be too hard on yourself. Your problems
might be related to the organisation you work for, not – Actually the opposite. The typical person spreading
your character or job performance. lies tended to have few followers and showed little
activity. What made false stories popular was that they
Patient: tended to be more exciting than the truth.
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Christie:
Psychologist:
– Sounds interesting. I’ll remember this the next time I
– Well, if you want to grow in confidence you need to see a story on social media.
change your perspective and focus on your strengths
rather than what others think about you.
A) Do you think the research also explains why so many of
us are fooled by lies in the first place?
A) I really don't understand why most of my colleagues
B) So, Mark Twain was right when he said that “A lie travels
burden me with their responsibilities.
halfway around the world while the truth is still putting its
B) I always prioritise my own good when it comes to shoes on,” wasn’t he?
relations at work.
C) Can we say that we shouldn’t trust the majority of the
C) This is the problem. I always tend to blame myself, not stories posted on social media?
outside factors.
D) Could it be because lies were being spread by popular
D) In fact, some organisations arrange seminars to help social media users?
their employees work more effectively
E) Did the researchers compare all those stories posted on
E) I sometimes watch a movie or go for a walk to forget social media?
about my problems.

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