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Lessons from a recent race-baiting rumour involving cats and careless citizens

Sep 16, 2024

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Screencap of the Wiki page for Springfield, Ohio, which now has a redirect to a page specifically about the cat-eating hoax. What a reputation to have as a city!

Readers of Better Worlds Theory know I’m not a fan of “hot takes”. I try to avoid writing immediately on major news items, because my style of analysis is more about teaching moments: reflecting on media and science literacy and the humanist big picture.

I prefer to see how the initial news cycle plays out, and to watch the ground “settle” around key fac…

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