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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.35,0:00:01.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ماذا يشبه هذا الشعار بالنسبة إليك؟
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.00,0:00:03.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It might not look like\Nmuch at first glance
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.00,0:00:06.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it did cause\Nquite a stir online.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.00,0:00:10.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This logo was\Nfound on the side of
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.00,0:00:13.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a mobile COVID-19 testing truck.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.00,0:00:16.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The photo is real\Nand so is the logo.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.00,0:00:18.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A viral post on\NFacebook claim that
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.00,0:00:22.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this logo represents Anubis,\Nthe ancient Egyptian God
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.00,0:00:24.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of death and the afterlife.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.00,0:00:28.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The rumors circulated\Namong groups tied to QAnon,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.00,0:00:31.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the once fringe conspiracy\Ntheory that has made its way
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.00,0:00:33.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the mainstream.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.00,0:00:35.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,QAnon members\Nsaid the logo revealed
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.00,0:00:38.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a deep state plot\Nagainst Americans.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.00,0:00:41.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They shared fears\Nthat these testing trucks
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.00,0:00:44.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were up to something nefarious.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.00,0:00:47.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Of course it turns out the\Nlogo is actually an aardvark.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.00,0:00:49.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- An aardvark?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.00,0:00:50.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Yes, an aardvark,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.00,0:00:54.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which I learned is an African\Nmammal who is nocturnal
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.00,0:00:56.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and feeds largely on bugs.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.00,0:00:58.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Sarah Spencer, a\Njournalist with factcheck.org,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.00,0:01:00.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ventured down the\Nvirtual rabbit hole
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.00,0:01:02.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to figure out where\Nthis logo came from
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.00,0:01:06.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how it ended up linked\Nto an Egyptian death deity.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.00,0:01:07.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [Sarah] We initially\Nwere presented
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.00,0:01:09.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with this meme on Facebook.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.00,0:01:12.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why does COVID-19\Ntesting facility have a logo
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.00,0:01:14.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Anubis, the God of death?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.00,0:01:17.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first step\Nwould be to do just
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.00,0:01:19.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a basic reverse image search.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.00,0:01:21.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can kind of give\Nyou a starting off point
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.00,0:01:24.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and give you a sense of maybe\Nhow widespread something is.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.00,0:01:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see obviously where\Nthe person who put together
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.00,0:01:29.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this meme shows\Nto select in red,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.00,0:01:31.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,indicating what they\Nthink is interesting about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.00,0:01:34.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That will often skew\Nan image search
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.00,0:01:37.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you can also\Nclick and download
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.00,0:01:41.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then put it into any\Nphoto editing software.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.00,0:01:46.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a picture like this, I\Nwould crop it like that,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.00,0:01:48.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that you get part\Nof an actual picture.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.00,0:01:49.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then you can plug that picture
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.00,0:01:52.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into your standard\Nreverse image search.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.00,0:01:57.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here in TinEye you can\Nselect your cropped version.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.00,0:01:59.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In TinEye, unlike in Google,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.00,0:02:02.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can sort by\Nnewest to oldest.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.00,0:02:05.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in this case, it was used in
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.00,0:02:07.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a Philadelphia\Nbusiness journal story
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.00,0:02:11.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about this area business\Nthat gad started retooling
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.00,0:02:12.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,its trucks to be used
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.00,0:02:15.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as mobile testing\Nunits during COVID-19.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.00,0:02:19.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They identify the name of the\Ncompany as Aardvark Mobile.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.00,0:02:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So then just a simple,\Nvery simple internet search,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.00,0:02:25.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a pretty obvious first result
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.00,0:02:28.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the Aardvark\NMobile Tours website
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.00,0:02:33.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that shares the same logo\Nthat you see on the truck.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.00,0:02:35.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see they have a\Nmobile health care unit.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.00,0:02:36.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [Hari] Oh, that\Nlooks pretty close.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.00,0:02:39.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [Sarah] Very similar setup,\Nyeah, very similar setup.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.00,0:02:40.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One thing that\NTinEye is really good at
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.00,0:02:44.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is finding where images\Nfirst started showing up online.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.00,0:02:47.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of its first\Niterations showed up
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.00,0:02:51.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on 8Kun, which is a message\Nboard that often is home
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.00,0:02:54.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to conspiracy theorists threads.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.00,0:02:56.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's where a lot of\Nconspiracy theories develop
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.00,0:02:58.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then bubble up\Nbefore they start showing up
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.00,0:02:59.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on Facebook and Twitter.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.00,0:03:01.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- So your tip to\Na general reader,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.00,0:03:05.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if they see an image that\Nmakes these kinds of claims,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.00,0:03:08.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what's the first thing\Nthey should have
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.00,0:03:09.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the back of their mind?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.00,0:03:11.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then what's the\Nfirst thing they should do?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.00,0:03:13.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- If you're scrolling\Nthrough your social media,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.00,0:03:15.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you see something\Nthat really speaks to you
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.00,0:03:18.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and really feels right,\Nand you think, yes,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.00,0:03:23.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that really solidifies\Nwhat I think,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.00,0:03:25.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that should be a warning to you
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.00,0:03:26.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it might be questionable.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.00,0:03:29.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Often you'll find that\Nthe facts that are included
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.00,0:03:33.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in memes that feel the\Nmost right, are actually wrong.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.00,0:03:36.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- The world feels\Nscary right now
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.00,0:03:38.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the future feels unknown.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.00,0:03:40.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Reading something\Non the internet
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.00,0:03:44.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and assuming the worst,\Nseems almost reasonable.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.00,0:03:46.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But as Sarah\Nsaid, if it feels right,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.00,0:03:48.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you might wanna check first.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.00,0:03:51.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if something requires\Nan elaborate explanation,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.00,0:03:53.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe there's a simpler answer.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.00,0:03:56.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes a logo is just a logo.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.00,0:03:59.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes an aardvark\Nis just an aardvark.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.00,0:04:00.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And why by the way,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.00,0:04:03.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is this truck company\Nnamed after an aardvark?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.00,0:04:06.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- The owner of Aardvark\NTours chose the name aardvark
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.00,0:04:08.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it starts with\NAA and way back when,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.00,0:04:11.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when there were yellow\Npages and the phone book.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.00,0:04:14.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Sure, we had AA carpet\Ncleaning, AAA carpet cleaning.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.00,0:04:16.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- An aardvark\Nstarts with two A's.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.00,0:04:18.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, that's how that came to be.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.00,0:04:21.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Until next time don't\Nspread fake news, keep it real.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.00,0:04:24.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm Hari Sreenivasan\Nand this is take on faith.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.00,0:04:26.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(upbeat music)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.00,0:04:28.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks for watching.
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