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Since technology in 1917 was nowhere near as advanced as it is today, it’s understandable that a few pictures could convince a famous author as well as the general public of the
existence of fairies.
Does advanced technology prevent people from being fooled now?
In fact, it may make it even easier to get tricked.
Many people today fall victim to
hoaxes
or accept false claims because they don’t know how to verify information.
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Since technology in 1917 was nowhere near as advanced as it is today,
it’s understandable that a few pictures could convince
a famous author as well as the general public of the existence of fairies.
be nowhere near는 관용구로 ‘도저히 ~에 미치지 못하다’라는 뜻이다.
「as+형용사〔부사〕+as+주어+동사」는 동등 비교 구문으로, 앞과 뒤의 두 대상을 비교할 때 쓴다.
it은 가주어, that a few pictures ... of fairies는 진주어 역할을 하는 명사절이다.