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Here listening to imaginary worlds, I'm Eric Melinsky.

Over the last few years, whenever I would lie awake at night and worry about the future

of democracy, what I kept thinking about is why so many people believe hoaxes and misinformation,

especially when the lies are so transparent.

And when I was mulling this over, I'd often think back to this episode of one of my favorite

podcasts, cautionary tales.

The host Tim Hartford tells stories from the past pointing out valuable lessons in history's

greatest mistakes, disasters, and fiascos.

And in an episode called The Truth About Hansel and Gretel, Tim looked at whether the

story of Hansel and Gretel was based on a true crime from the 1700s.

But the episode is really about misinformation and how it can cast a spell on us like a fairy

tale.

And Tim actually makes a connection between the brother's grim and the co-ent brothers.

And after listening to the episode, I realized that even people like me who think we're skeptical,

fact-based, media consumers, we can be easily fooled by a story that's not true, but works

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