Topic > The Pros and Cons of Misinformation - 1480

This can be one of the deadliest forms of misinformation. The promise is made that the afterlife will be paradise if you die in the name of Allah (God). This is the promise of many terrorist organizations in the Middle East. Men and women will joyfully walk into a school full of young children, armed with explosives, and blow themselves up in the name of God. What god would want this kind of action, the death of innocents for no reason? No God, this is the answer. So why do people carry out these horrible acts against humanity? They are given false information about a religion, especially Islam. The group called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, also known as ISIS, has gained a lot of media attention due to its extremist ways. What differentiates them from other terrorist organizations is that they are extremely large and growing. They tell people lies about the Islamic religion so that people will follow them and do their bidding. This is also nothing new in the Middle East, but people from the Western world are starting to join it. Andre Poulin is an average Canadian guy who left his life behind to fight for ISIS in Syria. In a video he posted he explains how “his brothers” said he lives in Canada, pays taxes and those taxes are used in the war against Islam. Try to convince people to join ISIS and “you will be very well looked after. You can easily gain a position with Allah in the next life if