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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.48,0:00:02.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What does this logo look like to you?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.45,0:00:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It might not look like\Nmuch at first glance
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.98,0:00:08.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it did cause quite a stir online.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.80,0:00:11.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This logo was found on the side of
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.72,0:00:14.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a mobile COVID-19 testing truck.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.57,0:00:17.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The photo is real and so is the logo.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.61,0:00:19.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A viral post on Facebook claim that
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.55,0:00:21.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this logo represents Anubis,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.84,0:00:25.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ancient Egyptian God\Nof death and the afterlife.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.21,0:00:29.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The rumors circulated\Namong groups tied to QAnon,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.89,0:00:32.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the once fringe conspiracy\Ntheory that has made its way
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.71,0:00:34.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the mainstream.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.17,0:00:36.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,QAnon members said the logo revealed
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.83,0:00:39.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a deep state plot against Americans.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.73,0:00:43.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They shared fears that\Nthese testing trucks
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.11,0:00:45.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were up to something nefarious.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.75,0:00:48.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course it turns out the\Nlogo is actually an aardvark.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.94,0:00:50.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An aardvark?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.04,0:00:51.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, an aardvark,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.04,0:00:55.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which I learned is an African\Nmammal who is nocturnal
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.99,0:00:57.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and feeds largely on bugs.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.35,0:00:59.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sarah Spencer, a journalist\Nwith factcheck.org,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.77,0:01:01.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ventured down the virtual rabbit hole
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.60,0:01:03.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to figure out where this logo came from
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.45,0:01:07.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how it ended up linked\Nto an Egyptian death deity.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.26,0:01:08.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Sarah] We initially were presented
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.97,0:01:11.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with this meme on Facebook.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.94,0:01:13.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why does COVID-19 testing\Nfacility have a logo
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.27,0:01:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Anubis, the God of death?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.00,0:01:18.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first step would be to do just
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.12,0:01:20.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a basic reverse image search.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.90,0:01:22.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can kind of give you\Na starting off point
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.39,0:01:25.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and give you a sense of maybe\Nhow widespread something is.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.30,0:01:28.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see obviously where\Nthe person who put together
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.01,0:01:30.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this meme shows to select in red,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.81,0:01:32.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,indicating what they think\Nis interesting about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.93,0:01:35.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That will often skew an image search
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.87,0:01:38.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you can also click and download
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.64,0:01:43.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then put it into any\Nphoto editing software.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.14,0:01:47.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a picture like this, I\Nwould crop it like that,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.15,0:01:49.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that you get part of an actual picture.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.14,0:01:50.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then you can plug that picture
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.64,0:01:54.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into your standard reverse image search.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.89,0:01:59.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here in TinEye you can\Nselect your cropped version.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.36,0:02:00.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In TinEye, unlike in Google,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.93,0:02:03.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can sort by newest to oldest.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.89,0:02:06.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in this case, it was used in
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.45,0:02:08.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a Philadelphia business journal story
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.87,0:02:13.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about this area business\Nthat had started retooling its trucks
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.01,0:02:16.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be used as mobile testing units \Nduring COVID-19.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.33,0:02:21.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They identify the name of the\Ncompany as Aardvark Mobile.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.40,0:02:24.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So then just a simple, very\Nsimple internet search,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.73,0:02:26.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a pretty obvious first result
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.58,0:02:30.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the Aardvark Mobile Tours website
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.21,0:02:34.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that shares the same logo\Nthat you see on the truck.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.10,0:02:36.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see they have a\Nmobile health care unit.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.67,0:02:37.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Hari] Oh, that looks pretty close.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.50,0:02:40.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Sarah] Very similar setup,\Nyeah, very similar setup.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.16,0:02:41.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One thing that TinEye is really good at
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.67,0:02:45.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is finding where images first\Nstarted showing up online.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.56,0:02:48.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of its first iterations showed up
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.22,0:02:52.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on 8Kun, which is a message\Nboard that often is home
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.81,0:02:55.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to conspiracy theorists threads.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.23,0:02:57.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's where a lot of\Nconspiracy theories develop
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.60,0:02:59.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then bubble up before\Nthey start showing up
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.52,0:03:00.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on Facebook and Twitter.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.85,0:03:02.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So your tip to a general reader,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.92,0:03:07.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if they see an image that\Nmakes these kinds of claims,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.33,0:03:09.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what's the first thing they should have
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.71,0:03:10.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the back of their mind?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.59,0:03:12.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then what's the first\Nthing they should do?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.36,0:03:14.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're scrolling\Nthrough your social media,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.56,0:03:16.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you see something that\Nreally speaks to you
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.93,0:03:20.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and really feels right,\Nand you think, yes,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.43,0:03:24.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's just--\Nthat really solidifies what I think,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.37,0:03:26.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that should be a warning to you
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.09,0:03:27.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it might be questionable.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.34,0:03:30.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Often you'll find that the\Nfacts that are included
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.80,0:03:34.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in memes that feel the most\Nright, are actually wrong.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.11,0:03:37.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The world feels scary right now
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.78,0:03:40.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the future feels unknown.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.16,0:03:41.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Reading something on the internet
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.67,0:03:45.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and assuming the worst,\Nseems almost reasonable.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.12,0:03:47.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But as Sarah said, if it feels right,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.47,0:03:49.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you might wanna check first.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.40,0:03:52.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if something requires\Nan elaborate explanation,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.92,0:03:54.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe there's a simpler answer.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.98,0:03:57.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes a logo is just a logo.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.59,0:04:00.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes an aardvark is just an aardvark.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.50,0:04:01.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And why by the way,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.45,0:04:04.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is this truck company\Nnamed after an aardvark?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.38,0:04:07.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The owner of Aardvark\NTours chose the name aardvark
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.18,0:04:09.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it starts with\NAA and way back when,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.77,0:04:12.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when there were yellow\Npages and the phone book.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.33,0:04:15.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sure, we had AA carpet\Ncleaning, AAA carpet cleaning.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.61,0:04:17.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And aardvark starts with two A's.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.52,0:04:19.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, that's how that came to be.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.27,0:04:22.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Until next time, don't spread\Nfake news, keep it real.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.14,0:04:25.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm Hari Sreenivasan and\Nthis is take on faith.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.18,0:04:28.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(upbeat music)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.34,0:04:29.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks for watching.
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