In studies conducted by Elizabeth Loftus and her colleagues (Loftus, 2003; Loftus, Coan, and Pickrell, 1996), individuals were told about false events that had supposedly occurred when they were children. The results of this study indicated that .

Explanation:

In an attempt to educate the law and public about false memory that psychotherapy can indict upon an individual, Elizabeth Loftus and her colleagues (Loftus, 2003; Loftus, Coan, and Pickrell, 1996) conducted a research that tried to establish that false memory can be used to convince someone of crimes they haven't committed.

In their research, they successfully convinced some participants that they had been lost for a period of time when they were only five years old. The participants believed that they were actually lost  though it was not true in reality. The research did not just end there, the researchers also conducted other similar experiments related to false memory distortion and the results were quite successful.

new communications technology has affected the way social movements are organized because nowadays, social movements rely on social networks and the media to get different people with a similar way of thinking in contact, and thus, get them to mobilize for a greater cause.

individuals only participate in collective action when they feel identified with it. is in this aspect that social media becomes relevant, because it guarantees communication among all individuals and organizes the social actions that are going to be carried out, i.e., the social movements.

in addition, being covered by the media is important to validate the message and make it relevant in the social agenda, as well as to reach more people who can share interests, appealing to public sympathy for their cause.

in conclusion, it is by social networks and social media that social movement is given birth; by connecting different individuals with similar ideas and organizing them to mobilize for a greater cause.