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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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Same as instance rules, plus:

  1. No disinformation
  2. Posts must be relevant to the topic of astroturfing, propaganda and/or disinformation

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Wait, do they actually believe this? It seems like it would be tough to string this series of words together on purpose.

When Snopes asked the White House for comment on the "Long live the king" posts, spokesperson Kush Desai replied by email:

After Democrats weaponized the judicial system against their political opponents and coerced social media companies to censor dissenting voices, Americans took a stand in November to preserve democracy when they overwhelmingly elected President Trump and rejected the left's authoritarian thuggery. The Trump administration will continue to defend the cherished rights and freedoms of everyday Americans while putting America First.