Shooting Starlings: How the Masters Curate the Flocks

Much like how a flock of starlings fly in an impossibly coordinated dance, large numbers of people on social media are being 'nudged' to spread rumors and behave as the elites want them to.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Human behavior on social media is similar to that of starlings in a murmuration. Masses of people react to a stimulus, such as a social media post, seemingly as a cohesive unit without a designated leader and, as a result, something goes “viral”

• It appears to be a spontaneous event that no one can control, but it really isn’t. Curated in…