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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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National Guard pilot Jo Ellis is suing a right-wing influencer for falsely blaming her for a DC crash that killed 67 people. A WIRED review reveals 12 similar incidents of scapegoating trans people.

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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 47 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

She deserves to win because she's not fearing the consequences of doing something potentially useful. She knows she could lose. She's trying anyway.

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah but people need to make that heard loudly else she just deserves what she gets (I'm here talking about society and not her, yes she does deserve to win, she also deserves our loud vocal show of support if and when she loses)

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 9 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Those rightwing nuts are quick to scapegoat others for things. Don’t listen to them for anything.

No but see you need to listen to both sides and compromise.

[–] frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

wouldn't be surprised if it thundered tomorrow and they blamed trans people for it. rightwing nuts love scapegoating as much as we love breathing

[–] alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

I have few sympathies towards a reserve soldier of the largest terrorist organisation in the history of human civilisation tbh

But OFC the misinformation and transphobia deserves to be torched to the ground