The Destructive Effects of Misinformation on the Human Brain
Psychology Today | 18.02.2026 05:36
Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Michael Ramirez recently depicted three scientists huddled together in a medical lab for The Washington Post. The first looks up from a microscope and ominously states, “It’s the most dangerous pathogen we have come across.” The second scientist, bug-eyed, inquires, “Bubonic plague? Smallpox?” The third provides the answer, “Misinformation and conspiracy theories.”
