It started with three dots. Just three harmless-looking dots on a half-loaded headline that detonated panic across social media like a digital bomb. A grainy image, red and yellow emergency fonts, and the unfinished phrase that froze millions of thumbs mid-scroll: “BREAKING NEWS: Maduro takes his li… See more.” That was all it took. From Mexico City to Miami, from family WhatsApp groups to X feeds, chaos erupted. Prayer chains from grandmothers. Celebration memes from teenagers. Conspiracy theories from uncles who hadn’t trusted a headline since 1988. People didn’t wait for facts. They didn’t wait for context. The human brain...
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