Godwin’s Law Is Wrong (On Reddit)

Not every long internet discussion turns to Nazis, Hitler or the Holocaust

Scientists have investigated whether Godwin’s law is true and it turns out that it is not, at least not on the message forum Reddit. Godwin’s Law states that if internet discussions go on for a long time, it is inevitable that someone will make a comparison with Hitler, the Nazis or the Holocaust. But on Reddit, this is only true in 10 per cent of the cases, in discussions that are not too long. This may be due to Godwin’s law itself, and more…