In times of crisis, we seek contextual details to make sense of a world that no longer makes sense, said Manhattan-based psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert. People “crave information that will provide some degree of calm and predictability, even if that information isn’t entirely accurate.”
Source: Crime Las Vegas
Why misinformation is like 'wildfire' after tragedies like Las Vegas shooting
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