Dr Elesa Zehndorfer

Why Do We Never Learn From History? Humans possess incredible analytical capabilities, but we also remain uniquely vulnerable to distraction. Is this why we seem fated to repeat the same mistakes over and over again?

In the context of the Trump Venezuela crisis, just consider how distraction is being used, minute by minute, to stop real resistance taking place. I wrote this article for Psych Today recently.

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#resistance #trump #venezuela #history #psychologytoday

Why Do We Never Learn From History? Humans possess incredible analytical capabilities, but we also remain uniquely vulnerable to distraction. Is this why we seem fated to repeat the same mistakes over and over again?

My latest Psychology Today post. Why do we never seem to learn from history? The answer might intrigue you. #politics #history #psychology #psychologytoday #science #brain #cognitivewarfare #science

Why Do We Never Learn From History? | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/poli...

Talarico is a pastor - he knows his stuff when it comes to religion, probably more so than any other politician out there. He is completely values led & authentic & quotes scripture with meaning. I'm not even religious but his authenticity & genuine hope to unite really appeals to me.

What do Joe Rogan & I have in common? | Dr. Elesa Zehndorfer What do Joe Rogan & I have in common? We both believe Texan Democrat James Talarico would be a great pick to run for President. Rogan just told Talarico exactly this in his latest podcast. I made a...

Joe Rogan just told Dem James Talarico he should run for President in his podcast. I said the exact same in my politics book released a few months ago. He could unite MAGA, republican and democratic voters effectively. #joerogan #jamestalarico #democracy #politics

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The truth is cheap. Made by me for 5c as a pre-bunk to show easy it is to make. Users spend a max of 6 secs looking at images on social media-not enough time to spot fakes. Feel free to share! #zuckerberg #trump #elonmusk #musk #X #meta #facebook #lies #fakenews #propganda #deepfake #dailydeepfake

YouTube video by TEDx Talks The Fake News Effect: Why We Engage and How to Stop | Dr. Elesa Zehndorfer | TEDxKlagenfurt

My TEDx Talk on fake news...deepfakes and all. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OOt...
#deepfakes #democracy #protectdemocracy #fakenews #propaganda #truth #lies #scifi #jedi #darhvader #starwars #usetheforce #maythetruthbewithyou #misinformation #disinformation #psyops #X #biden #trump

Thank you for checking! You're right, we all get targeted by ppl trying to shut us up. But I've also been quite inactive these last couple of months bc I needed a break from the intense political work/trolling, but I'm back now, working on another disinfo project & new psyops book. 🙏 For asking!

#fakenews #altreality #authoritarianism #democracy #populism #trump #biden #posttruth #starwars #fact #fiction #starwars

Star Wars fans will appreciate the Luke Skywalker references...

#fakenews #politics #sciencefiction #socialmedia #fakenews #disinformation… | TEDxKlagenfurt Why are we more likely to believe #fakenews than the truth and share it so willingly? 🧠 In her 2024 TEDx talk, Dr. Elesa Zehndorfer explores this question — revealing how storytelling, emotions, and ...

Disinformation is destroying democracy. My TEDx talk on fake news gives a basic primer to the dangers of this deeply powerful strategy, showing how easy it is to cheat, lie, manipulate & control the narrative. #disinformation #fakenews #lies #trump #savedemocracy
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Well the index has existed way before Trump entered politics...so it's a good index. I don't think we need to see an incompetence index as that's so obvious...

The one day market spike is over (with possible market manipulation part of its' inception) so we're back to the origin story of a huge, historic market crash. For reference, 6 on this index is crazy low. #trading #investing #wallstreet #marketcrash #finance #recession #tradewars #china #tariffs

Having written a couple of finance books for Taylor & Francis (one about the 2008 financial crisis), I can see how aggressively animal spirits are currently driving the markets. This is really bad - the CNN Fear & Greed Index has shown Extreme Fear for a historic length of time this past week.

#china #tariffs #tradewar #economiccrisis #marketcrash #panic #fear #trump… | Dr. Elesa Zehndorfer | 113 comments Breaking news - China has just levied 84% tariffs on the US. With the US itself referring to China as peasants, and Europe as pathetic, with the most incompetent governmental leadership team in Americ...

This LinkedIn post blew up to 45k views in less than a day...in true insane Trump style, the China tariff data I quoted is already out of date (now 145%). The markets are literally melting.

You might appreciate the #dailydeepfake.
#finance #tarifffs #china #USA

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Thankyou!

#disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #altnews #russia #putin #trump #ukraine #zelensky #posttruth #politics #savedemocracy #authoritarianism #elonmusk #cognitivewarfare #psyops #neuromarketing #X #facebook #meta #socialmedia #routledge #taylorandfrancis #propaganda

Post-Truth Politics: A Brave New World? In recent years, rapid innovations in generative AI and social media technologies have enabled fake news to explode across our social media accounts and TV screens. Post-truth political content now ro...

My new book is officially released today!
www.routledge.com/Post-Truth-P...

We need to fight back against the escalating threat of disinformation, propaganda & authoritarianism. Empowering ourselves with knowledge about the entire disinformation ecosystem is a good place to start. #disinformation

Today's #dailydeepfake - it is so easy to recast reality.

Grok 3, part of Elon Musk's X, now offers a completely free propaganda tool. I made these images with MidJourney which now has some guardrails. Grok 3 has absolutely none. #deepfakes #democracy #midjourney #grok #X #propaganda #reality

*NB. should say 'now' used heavily by Musk and Trump (excuse the typo).

I believe this.

Post-Truth Politics: A Brave New World? In recent years, rapid innovations in generative AI and social media technologies have enabled fake news to explode across our social media accounts and TV screens. Post-truth political content now ro...

www.routledge.com/Post-Truth-P...

YouTube video by Elesa Zehndorfer Official Book Trailer for 'Post Truth Politics: A Brave New World', released by Routledge Feb 2025.

My new book 'Post Truth Politics: A Brave New World?'(Routledge, 2025) will be released next Monday. Check out the trailer below (link to book in comments):
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#disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #posttruth #trump #musk #cognitivewarfare #maskirovka #propaganda

Thankyou, I appreciate it.

This is the acquiescence of World War II when Hitler invaded Poland, isn't it. We've learned from history that aggressors are only emboldened by it.

Maskirovka: The Weaponizing of Misinformation How is a Soviet-era mind control technique playing a central role in Russia's invasion of Ukraine? And might you have encountered it already today?

A quick primer on Soviet Maskirovka (propaganda techniques) not heavily used by Trump & Musk. I wrote this for Psychology Today a while back. #psychologytoday #russia #ukraine #propaganda #maskirovka #putin #authoritarianism #savedemocracy

www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/poli...

Dr. Elesa Zehndorfer on LinkedIn: #zelensky #ukraine #trump #elonmusk #democracy #propaganda… Why does Elon Musk refer to President Zelensky as a 'dictator' running a 'fraud machine'? Because it is a classic propaganda technique known as projection…

Why Trump & Musk target Zelensky with vicious propaganda. #zelensky #trump #musk #authoritarianism #ukraine #slavaukraini #russia #putin

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Today's #dailydeepfake. The real POTUS?
#putin #trump #savedemocracy #russia #USA

Maybe I will ask this question to my MBA class next week...

Dr. Elesa Zehndorfer on LinkedIn: Binary Sunset Scene [4k UltraHD] - Star Wars: A New Hope (Force Theme) The Binary Sunset scene in Star Wars is still my favourite movie scene of all time, and has been since I was a kid. Many people do not know that its director,…

The driving force behind George Lucas's creation of Star Wars was the need to warn people about the dangers of authoritarianism & totalitarianism. Read more here:
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#starwars #georgelucas #politics #rebelalliance