Fediverse vs Disinformation
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.
Community rules
Same as instance rules, plus:
- No disinformation
- Posts must be relevant to the topic of astroturfing, propaganda and/or disinformation
Related websites
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There's a quote in the article, that I'm not going to take the time to copy verbatim, that highlights the problem with bullshit like this. Someone that shared the billboards did so while claiming that mainstream media was covering it up. They (MAGAts) don't care that everyone from Springfield, OH is saying that it didn't happen. They don't care that the moderator fact checked Trump about it last night. They all think it's part of some grand (replacement) conspiracy where literally anyone who refutes the bullshit is part of the deep state.
Well yeah, they just don’t give a shit. It’s sensational things that immigrants did, who cares that there’s a ton of evidence they didn’t do it.