Fediverse vs Disinformation

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Pointing out, debunking, and spreading awareness about state- and company-sponsored astroturfing on Lemmy and elsewhere. This includes social media manipulation, propaganda, and disinformation campaigns, among others.

Propaganda and disinformation are a big problem on the internet, and the Fediverse is no exception.

What's the difference between misinformation and disinformation? The inadvertent spread of false information is misinformation. Disinformation is the intentional spread of falsehoods.

By equipping yourself with knowledge of current disinformation campaigns by state actors, corporations and their cheerleaders, you will be better able to identify, report and (hopefully) remove content matching known disinformation campaigns.

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Fox News continues to tie New Orleans attack to border security despite no apparent link (www.mediamatters.org)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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After a truck-ramming attack killed at least 14 people at a New Year's celebration in New Orleans, Fox News misreported that the vehicle used came across the southern border two days earlier, implying that the suspected perpetrator — later identified as an Army veteran born in the U.S. — had also crossed the border.

Although the network has seemingly attempted to quietly walk back the false information, Fox personalities and guests — including some former and incoming Trump administration picks — have continued to baselessly connect an act of terror reportedly committed by a U.S. citizen to the southern border in order to fearmonger about terrorists entering the country. [...]

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[–] Jimmycakes 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Why do we need articles about what fox News is doing. No one outside of there gives a fuck and everyone inside of there already knows whatever propaganda they are selling and won't change their mind. Just leave the crazies to their brain rot and stop exposing the rest of us to it.

[–] GuerillaGorillas 11 points 3 weeks ago

I think the issue is the uninformed/unengaged and that a sizeable number of doctor’s offices and such have Fox News blaring in the waiting rooms. Sure, articles like this are low hanging fruit but it’s not just crazies being exposed to these falsehoods.

[–] RunawayFixer 7 points 3 weeks ago

I like knowing what the people in crazy town are currently believing, certainly because I have to interact with some of those people on occasion. For my own sanity I am unable to directly consume their media, so I appreciate it if someone else is reporting on popular misinformation and conspiracy theories.