Constraint n°051

The Domestic Atomic Mushroom

Introduce a plausible false element into a group. Reveal within twenty-four hours.

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Intervene in a media system in your daily life (WhatsApp group, Instagram feed, newsletter, Slack). Introduce a false but plausible element. Observe reactions. Reveal the manipulation within 24 hours.

Instructions

  1. Choose an information flow from your daily life... a family or friend WhatsApp group, a newsletter, a Twitter feed.
  2. Prepare a false but plausible element... innocent and harmless local "news", never anything serious or harmful.
  3. Introduce this element into the flow. Observe reactions... who doubts, who relays, who verifies.
  4. Within 24 hours, reveal the manipulation. Explain what you did and why.
  5. Document the reactions to the revelation. Upload the story to the site. The discussion generated is the work.

Variants

Announce something true but improbable. Observe the same phenomenon.

Do it in a professional context... with caution and ensuring nothing can cause real harm.

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